Monument record MHG1150 - Broch, Bunellich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1773 3396 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND13SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Broch (NR) (remains of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1979)
Some 200 yds N of broch described on ND13SE 4, on end of a rocky ridge, are the remains of numerous constructions. Near the centre there seems to have been a broch with a diameter over all of some 66ft, but it is much dilapidated and the outline is not very evident. Its elevation is about 5ft. On the N, S, and especially on the E, there are surface indications of numerous outbuildings.
RCAHMS 1911.
The remains of a broch, 18m diameter, with secondary structures, as described by the RCAHMS.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 25 March 1968.
This broch is reduced to turf-covered remains 1.4m high. A portion of the outer face in N arc, and estimated line in S, give a diameter of 18m. The court area is indicated by a depression, 9m in diameter and 0.2m deep. Some 6m to N there are traces of what may have been an encircling wall. The alleged outbuildings appear more likely to be quarrying of tumble from the broch.
Visited by OS (J M) 14 October 1982.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG14555 Image/Photograph(s): Bunellich. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG14556 Image/Photograph(s): Bunellich. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG14557 Image/Photograph(s): Bunellich. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG14558 Image/Photograph(s): Bunellich. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- 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. . 57, No. 210.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
