MHG984 - Broch, Knockglass Farm
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- (Alternate Type) MOUND (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Mound (NR) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
That this is a broch is suggested by the character and curve of the wall of the small fragment of building here.
RCAHMS 1911.
This is a grass-covered mound, 1.2m high, 14m E-W by 10m transversely, with a small pile of grass-covered stones on top. Though artificial, there is now no evidence to suggest that this is a broch; nor could its nature be determined.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 22 October 1964.
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 5 October 1981.
ND06 6 KNOCKGLASS 2 ('Achigremach', 'Knock Glass 2') ND/0489 6345
Probable broch in Halkirk, Caith-ness, consisting of a grass-covered mound, 1.2m high in which, in 1910, was visible part of a curved wallface which looked broch-like [2]; this can no longer be seen [1].
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 06 SW 11: 2. RCAHMS 1911a, 47, no. 171.
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. . 47, No. 171.
- <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 6 KNOCKGLASS 2.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0489 6344 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SW |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7937 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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