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MHG1593 - Nybster Broch - Roundhouse and settlement, Canisbay
Summary
A broch settlement situated on a cliff promontory with an enclosing rampart. The site consists of an Atlantic roundhouse with numerous external outbuildings.
Type and Period (1)
BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD) + Sci.Date
Protected Status
Images (79)
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General view of the roundhouse from the E by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263205 (click to view a larger version of this image)
The north section of the rampart, pre-excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263206 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Stone setting 5019, part-ex, showing collapsed slab lining by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263207 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Stone setting 5019, post-ex, showing phase 1 wall face [5046] within by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263208 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Stone setting [5026] pre-ex by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263209 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Stone setting [5068] post-ex by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263210 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Stone setting [5068] showing cut [5063], from south by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263211 (click to view a larger version of this image)
The phase 1 rampart, with stone setting [5026] to the left, and pit [5053] to the right by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263212 (click to view a larger version of this image)
The phase 1 rampart, outer face [5002], slumped outwards at c.45 degrees by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263213 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Section through phase 1 rampart (top left) and phase 2 rampart (top right) with phase 2 cell in the foreground by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263214 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Upper paving [5036] in the phase 2 cell, from the south by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263215 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Lower flooring [5061] in phase 2 cell, from south by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263216 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Walling [5004] (right) and cell walling [5037], overlying the saddle quern (SF 553) by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263217 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Ard marks scored into the natural beneath [5072], and broken orthostats [5074] from pre-rampart phase by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263218 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Drain [5058], with [5004] above by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263219 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Orthostats [5005] in bedding slot [5040] from east by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263220 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Door pivot in the entrance through the late orthostatic division [5005], with steps [5006] behind by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263221 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Rubble [5014] outside the rampart in the north slot by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263222 (click to view a larger version of this image)
General view of the south end of the trench, post-excavation, from the east by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263223 (click to view a larger version of this image)
General view of the trench showing the phase 1 and phase 2 ramparts, from north by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263224 (click to view a larger version of this image)
General view of OB2E, OB2W and OB4 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263225 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB2(W), showing the orthostatic division between the main structure and the subsidiary cell by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263226 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB2(W) during excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263227 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB2(W) with drain slot in centre, primary and secondary paving to the left, and midden deposit 2011 to right by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263228 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Disturbed hearth in OB2(W) by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263229 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Paving [2006] in OB2(W) by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263230 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB4 during excavation, from the E by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263231 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB4, northern annex cell after removal of the turf by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263232 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB4, southern annex cell after removal of the turf by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263233 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB4, phase 1 hearths and deposits by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263234 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Natural patterning in the Phase 1 paving slabs, OB4 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263235 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB4, hearth 1 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263236 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB4, stone setting [4007] by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263237 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Stone setting in SW of OB4 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263238 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB4, southern entrance passage annex, from the N by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263239 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB5 South, showing phase 2 outer wall face (lower) and phase 1 outer wall face (above) on bedrock by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263240 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB5 south, showing th quarried bedrock face of the rock-cut ditch by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263241 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 1 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263243 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263244 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 3 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263245 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 4 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263246 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 6 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263248 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 7 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263249 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 8 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263250 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 9 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263251 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 10 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263252 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 11 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263253 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 12 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263254 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 13 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263255 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 14 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263256 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 15 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263257 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 16 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263258 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 17 by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263259 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263279 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263280 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263282 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263283 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263284 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263285 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology id:263287 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch, view of roundhouse facing west by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263310 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster broch, outworks by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263329 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster Broch: general view of roundhouse, facing east by Highland Council © Highland Council id:263342 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster broch, showing roundhouse - facing east by Highland council © Highland council id:263686 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Nybster view from the WNW by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264010 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Excavation of the walls of the roundhouse in 2005 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264011 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Excavation of trench 1 in 2005 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264012 (click to view a larger version of this image)
OB11, to the North of the broch entrance by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264014 (click to view a larger version of this image)
The interior of the roundhouse during excavation in 2005 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264015 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Unstable stonework at the entrance to the broch, January 2011 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264016 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Outbuilding 2, from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264017 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Outbuilding 3 from the east by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264018 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Outbuilding 4 from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264019 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Outbuilding 5, defensive outwork, from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264020 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Outbuilding 6 from the south by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264021 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Cell outbuilding 9 from the north east by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264022 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Out building 10, from the south by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264023 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Outbuilding 13, from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264024 (click to view a larger version of this image)
The core of the original Mervyn's Tower by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology id:264025 (click to view a larger version of this image)
General view of the roundhouse from the E by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
The north section of the rampart, pre-excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Stone setting 5019, part-ex, showing collapsed slab lining by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Stone setting 5019, post-ex, showing phase 1 wall face [5046] within by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Stone setting [5026] pre-ex by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Stone setting [5068] post-ex by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Stone setting [5068] showing cut [5063], from south by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
The phase 1 rampart, with stone setting [5026] to the left, and pit [5053] to the right by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
The phase 1 rampart, outer face [5002], slumped outwards at c.45 degrees by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Section through phase 1 rampart (top left) and phase 2 rampart (top right) with phase 2 cell in the foreground by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Upper paving [5036] in the phase 2 cell, from the south by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Lower flooring [5061] in phase 2 cell, from south by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Walling [5004] (right) and cell walling [5037], overlying the saddle quern (SF 553) by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Ard marks scored into the natural beneath [5072], and broken orthostats [5074] from pre-rampart phase by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Drain [5058], with [5004] above by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Orthostats [5005] in bedding slot [5040] from east by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Door pivot in the entrance through the late orthostatic division [5005], with steps [5006] behind by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Rubble [5014] outside the rampart in the north slot by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
General view of the south end of the trench, post-excavation, from the east by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
General view of the trench showing the phase 1 and phase 2 ramparts, from north by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
General view of OB2E, OB2W and OB4 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB2(W), showing the orthostatic division between the main structure and the subsidiary cell by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB2(W) during excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB2(W) with drain slot in centre, primary and secondary paving to the left, and midden deposit 2011 to right by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Disturbed hearth in OB2(W) by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Paving [2006] in OB2(W) by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB4 during excavation, from the E by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB4, northern annex cell after removal of the turf by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB4, southern annex cell after removal of the turf by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB4, phase 1 hearths and deposits by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Natural patterning in the Phase 1 paving slabs, OB4 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB4, hearth 1 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB4, stone setting [4007] by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Stone setting in SW of OB4 by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB4, southern entrance passage annex, from the N by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB5 South, showing phase 2 outer wall face (lower) and phase 1 outer wall face (above) on bedrock by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
OB5 south, showing th quarried bedrock face of the rock-cut ditch by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch 1 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 2 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 3 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 4 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 6 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 7 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 8 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 9 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 10 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 11 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 12 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 13 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 14 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 15 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 16 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 17 by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch 2011 Season 1 excavation by AOC Archaeology © AOC Archaeology
Nybster Broch, view of roundhouse facing west by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster broch, outworks by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster Broch: general view of roundhouse, facing east by Highland Council © Highland Council
Nybster broch, showing roundhouse - facing east by Highland council © Highland council
Nybster view from the WNW by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Excavation of the walls of the roundhouse in 2005 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Excavation of trench 1 in 2005 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
OB11, to the North of the broch entrance by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
The interior of the roundhouse during excavation in 2005 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Unstable stonework at the entrance to the broch, January 2011 by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Outbuilding 2, from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Outbuilding 3 from the east by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Outbuilding 4 from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Outbuilding 5, defensive outwork, from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Outbuilding 6 from the south by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Cell outbuilding 9 from the north east by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Out building 10, from the south by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Outbuilding 13, from the west by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
The core of the original Mervyn's Tower by Graeme Cavers © AOC Archaeology
Documents (2)
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Scans of old SMR paper file © Highland Council id: 79909 (click to open this file in a new window)
Fieldwork Report by Graeme Cavers and Andrew Heald © AOC Archaeology id: 263201 (click to open this file in a new window)
Full Description
RCAHMS Canmore description: Nybster Broch was excavated by Sir Francis Tress Barry about 1900, revealing neither guard chamber nor mural cells. It has in internal diameter of 23ft and a wall thickness of 14ft. In 1910 the max height of the walls was 5ft 3ins. The broch is defended by a possibly later forework and the whole is fronted by a ditch about 20ft wide which cuts off the promontory on which the broch stands. To seaward of the broch practically the whole promontory is covered by well-built out-buildings, oblong, circular, and irregular in plan. Finds include a fragment of 2nd century Samian ware, as well as the more usual bone and stone objects. <1> <2> <3> Nybster Broch is as described and planned above. Although there is no trace of a ditch cutting off promontory, there are remains of secondary defensive banks and walls, probably contemporary with the broch forework. A modern monument to Sir Francis Tress Barry has been constructed immediately E of the broch, destroying several outbuildings. Two mounds at seaward end of the promontory are probably excavation spoil heaps. Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 14 September 1965 Roman Samian ware was discovered at Nybster Broch. It was believed to have been in the style of Prisus or Clemens c.170-200. <4> Second-century Roman finds were recorded at Nybster Broch including pieces of decorated bowls. <5> Photographs of the site were taken by R Gourlay of the Highland Regional Council during the 1970’s and the 1980’s. <6> <7> A site of major significance in study of development of broch in that it comprises the ground-galleried block-house of a pre-broch promontory fort, a solid-based broch, and a post-broch settlement. The block-house, which displays broch-like features, including a passage checked for two doors, is probably to be dated not much before the first century BC if not within it. <8> Nybster Broch is generally as described and planned by the previous authorities. The excavations were not backfilled and most of the walling is exposed, albeit heavily overgrown. The previous field investigator noted 'secondary defensive banks and walls' immediately W of forework. These have been completely levelled, but they were almost certainly fairly modern, perhaps spoil heaps, as RCAHMS did not plan them, and they formed no logical pattern with the broch and its outer defences. Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 22 July 1982. Several sherds of 'broch' pottery were recovered from the upcast from illicit digging within broch interior. Finds with investigator. <9> A promontory broch with a ditch. In good condition due to recent renovation. <10> In late April 1987, Mervyn’s Tower, the monument built by John Nicholson in memory of Sir Francis Tress Barry was moved from within the site's interior and relocated on the western side of the site as part of a job creation scheme (see MHG29316). Three photographs were taken at the time. One of these photographs showed the Nybster broch car park. <11> (Note: these photographs are curently missinbg from the Highland HER collections) A site visit was carried out by Historic Scotland in August 1997 to assess the condition of the site and the need for management and conservation. Two photographs were taken of the site, showing the roundhouse structure and facing east, in or prior to 1998. <12> <13> Photographs were taken of the site in 2000 by John Wood of the Highland Council for the SCRAN project. <14> <15> <16> <17> <18> <19> <20> <21> <22> <23> <24> <25> <26> <27> <28> <29> <30> <31> Substantial remains of a broch which had not been backfilled since excavation. Two large spoil heaps lie between the broch & the sea. Although overgrown, the main tower and ancillary chambers around are visible, and the walls are several metres high. The Nicholson Memorial now lies inland from the broch. - HAW 9/2002 Application for Scheduled Monument Consent letter received from HS dated 2/9/04. See Assoc. Docs. File J Aitken: 2/9/04 Nybster broch, sitting on a high, narrow promontory above the sea is one of the most impressive brochs in Caithness. It is surrounded by buildings, some of which have now tumbled over the edge of the cliff. A monument to its excavator, Sir Francis Tress Barry, sits on the landward side of the broch. (54) [SMR: ND36SE0049 = child record] - no 51 (HAW) A massive wall cuts across the promontory. The entrance through this is in the centre, but to actually enter the broch tower, the visitor would have to walk around almost its entire circumference, through the narrow spaces between the associated buildings, to reach the doorway. (45) A topographic survey was carried out in 2004 by students from the University of Nottingham in conjunction with AOC Archaeology Group and Caithness Archaeological Trust. This was carried out using a total station. Relationships in visible walls were drawn by hand, and interiors of buildings excavated by Tress Barry were also planned by hand. Photographs were also taken of the site. <32> (Awaiting report but see also <35>) Trial trenching on the broch and outbuilding complex was carried out in 2005 by the University of Nottingham as part of a wider study of Iron Age Caithness. Trenches were confined to the roundhouse interior, two of the cellular outbuildings and the rectilinear outbuilding to investigate whether any archaeological deposits survived following the original excavations by Tress Barry. <33> (Awaiting report but see also <34> and <35>) A condition survey of the site was carried out in 2011 by AOC Archaeology Group as part of the preparation of a Conservation Management Plan. This concluded that although comparison of photos from 2004 and 2011 indicated there had been little recent change, several key areas could be considered fragile and at risk of further degradation. These included the broch wall and several of the best-preserved buildings. The threats to stability ranged from minor (missing stones from wall faces etc.) to severe (loss of structures to coastal erosion). <34> A laser scan of the site was carried out in 2011 by AOC archaeology. <35> The broch was the focus of a programme of community archaeological research organised by Caithness Archaeological Trust working with AOC Archaeology Group in 2011. Excavations were undertaken in spring and summer from 26 April to 8 May and again from 1-13 August. The excavations focused on the enclosing outworks and the cellular buildings at the eastern end of the promontory. Radiocarbon dating suggested that the promontory had become a complex cellular village by the first century AD. The excavations were productive in terms of material culture, with a sizeable stone tool, bone and ceramic assemblage, including mould and crucible fragments indicating metalworking on site. A Roman melon bead was thought to signify long distance trade and complements previously discovered Roman artefacts. <35> <36> <37> A further two radiocarbon dates from long handled combs of antler, found at the site during 19th century, were published in 2017 as part of the National Museum of Scotland's radiocarbon dating programme of items from their collections. These provided Late Iron Age dates of 49 BC-AD 120 and AD 27-126, calibrated to 1 sigma. <38> This site is included in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland online database. See link below for site entry. <39> Finds from the c.1900 excavations aquired by the NMSin 1908 include: bone awls, weaving combs, bone tools, bone bead, antler, ox skull, hammerstones, stone vessels, stone disc, spindle whorl, whetstone, Samian pottery sherds, ceramic cup, spelt grains (X.GA 651-X.GA 86). <40> Nybster or Mervyn Tower, ND36SW0004 (see MHG29316) Note: OS Mastermap appears to be incorrect for this area. GIS data as supplied: larger season 2 shape does not match site plan.
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<1> Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1901. 'Notices of nine Brochs along the Caithness coast from Keiss Bay to Skirza Head, excavated by Sir Francis Tress Barry, Bart., MP., of Keiss Castle, Caithness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 35 1900-1, p.112-48. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 112-48. 139-42.
<2> 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. . 159-60, No. 518; plan.
<3> Text/Publication/Article: Young, A. 1964. 'Brochs and duns', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 95 1961-2, p.171-98. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 171-98. 184, No. 15.
<4> Text/Publication/Article: Robertson, A S. 1970. 'Roman finds from non-Roman sites in Scotland', Britannia Vol. 1 1970, p.198-226. Britannia. 198-226. table 2.
<5> Text/Publication/Article: Hartley, B R. 1972. 'The Roman occupations of Scotland: the evidence of samian ware', Britannia Vol. 3 1972, p.1-55. Britannia. 1-55. 54, No. 2.
<6> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 1970-1980?. Nybster Broch: Outworks. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<7> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. ?. Nybster broch: View of roundhouse, facing west. Colour Slide. . Original & digital.
<8> Text/Publication/Monograph: Lamb, R G. 1980. Iron Age promontory forts in the Northern Isles. BAR British Series. 79. 11-75; plan.
<9> Text/Publication/Article: Gourlay, R B. 1981. 'Brough Head, Nybster (Wick p) potsherds', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1981, p.18. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 18. 18.
<10> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . No. 91.
<11> Image/Photograph(s): Gourlay, R. 1987. Nybster Broch: Car park. B/W Negative. .
<12> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 1998?. Nybster Broch: general view of roundhouse, facing east. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<13> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 1998?. Nybster Broch: Roundhouse, facing east. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<14> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch: General view of site. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<15> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Roundhouse and remains of original Mervyn Tower, facing east. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<16> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Roundhouse, settlement and remains of original Mervyn Tower, facing east. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<17> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Roundhouse and rampart, facing southeast. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<18> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Internal features of roundhouse. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<19> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Inside view of roundhouse. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<20> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Internal view of the roundhouse, facing south. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<21> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Roundhouse with Mervyn's Tower behind, facing west. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<22> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Outbuildings to east of roundhouse, facing southeast. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<23> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Outbuildings to the east of roundhouse, facing east. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<24> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Outbuilding to immediate southeast of roundhouse, showing internal features. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<25> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Outbuildings, internal features. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<26> Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Roundhouse entrance passage (?), facing northeast. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<27> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Internal features of an outbuilding. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<28> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Internal features of an outbuildings. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<29> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - Internal features of an outbuilding. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<30> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - View of cliff sides near Nybster Broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<31> Image/Photograph(s): Highand Council. 2000?. Nybster Broch - View of cliff sides near Nybster Broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
<32> Text/Publication/Serial: Turner, R (ed). 2004. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland - New Series, Volume 5, 2004. Paper (Original).
<33> Text/Publication/Serial: Turner, R (ed). 2005. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland - New Series, Volume 6, 2005. Paper (Original).
<34> Text/Report/Management Plan: AOC Archaeology Group. 2011. Nybster, Caithness: Conservation Management Plan. AOC Archaeology Group. Digital (scanned as PDF).
<35> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cavers, G & Heald, A. 2012. Community Excavations at Nybster Broch: Summer 2011: Final Report. AOC Archaeology Group. Digital.
<36> Text/Report: Douglas, C, R. 2012. The Nybster Broch Project Community Involvement. AOC Archaeology Group. Digital.
<37> Interactive Resource/Webpage: AOC Archaeology Group. 2011. The Nybster Broch Project: Excavation and Conservation of an Iron Age settlement in Caithness. Digital.
<38> Text/Publication/Article: Sheridan. A, et al. 2017. Radiocarbon Dates Associated with the Scottish History and Archaeology Department, National Museums Scotland, 2016/17. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 209-214. Paper (Copy). pp. 210.
<39> Interactive Resource/Online Database: Lock, G. & Ralston, I.. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. SC2820.
<40> Dataset/Database File: National Museums of Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums of Scotland. Digital. X.GA 651-X.GA 86.
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Centred ND 3701 6314 (50m by 45m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet
ND36SE
Civil Parish
CANISBAY
Geographical Area
CAITHNESS
Finds (17)
AWL (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
WEAVING COMB (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
BEAD (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
HAMMERSTONE (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
VESSEL (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
DISC (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
WHETSTONE (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
CUP (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
CEREAL GRAIN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
CRUCIBLE (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
SHERD (Roman - 79 AD to 409 AD)
WORKED OBJECT (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 100 AD to 199 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 100 AD to 199 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (4)
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