Monument record MHG11619 - Broch, Torboll Farm
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7499 9899 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Full Description
NH79NE 6 75 99.
'Ruins of Druid Temple'. Info from 'Survey of Skelbo' 1788, No 13
About 1833 a very fine broch, Thor's Tower stood on the farm of Torboll, or Thor's Field. L Tait 1870.
Mr Vass (Duncan Vass, Torboll) indicated point at NH 7537 9920 where in dry summers he has observed a circular green mark in pasture or a dark mark in crops. He estimates diameter of circle at 10 to 12 yards.
No surface indications of antiquity in this position at time of investigation, nor could any crop marks be seen on available air photographs. The situation, however, is a good one for a broch, being on summit of a low ridge overlooking a wide expance of low-lying cultivated land.
An alternative site is a small area of uncultivated land at NH 7530 9930. This is much disturbed and very strong, but has more the appearance of an old quarry that has been used for dumping stones from field clearance. All the stones appear to be small and undressed. Mr Vass has no knowledge of the names "Thor's Tower" or "Thor's Field". Visited by OS (R D L) 11 April 1964
There is no trace and no local knowledge of a broch.
Visited by OS (N K B) 25 November 1969.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1226 Text/Publication/Article: Tait, L. 1870. 'Notes on the shell mounds, hut-circles, and kistvaans of Sutherlands', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7 1866-8, p.525-32. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 525-32. 528.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
