MHG978 - Framside Broch
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Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
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Full Description
Mound (NR) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
A broch stood at NW end of a grassy knoll some 6ft or 8ft high. No part of structure is visible, but it seems to have had a diameter of about 54ft.
RCAHMS 1911
The mutilated remains of this broch consist of a grass- covered mound between 32m and 40m in diamater by 4.3m high; the central part, measuring 16m in diameter by 2m high, is the remains of the actual broch, but no trace of walling is visible.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 16 Feburary 1965
Broch (NR) (remains of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
The turf-covered remains of a broch with outworks, as described by previous field investigator There are no facing-stones exposed.
Visited by OS (N K B) 17 August 1981
'Broch', Framside. Dimensions: 32 x 30m. Grass-covered oval mound 5m high, quarried on N side where coursing has been exposed. A platform 5m diameter exists at the top of the mound.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
ND06 3 FRAMSIDE ('Hills of Lieurary') ND/0890 6199
Possible broch in Halkirk, Caithness, consisting of a grass-covered circular mound in which no trace of walling is visible. Despite this an estimated diameter of about 16m has been suggested [1], or 54 ft (16.5m) [2]. Outworks are reported [1].
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 06 SE 5: 2. RCAHMS 1911a, 34, no. 11.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 34, No. 11.
- <1> SHG26111 Text/Publication/Monograph: Mackie, E.. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c.700 BC - AD 500: Architecture and material culture Part 2 (I & II) The Northern and Southern Mainland and the Western Islands. BAR British Series. 444. Paperback. ND06 3 FRAMSIDE.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0890 6199 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SE |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2220 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7931 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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