Monument record MHG2040 - Broch - Ulbster School
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3243 4149 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Broch (NR) (rems of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
A much-quarried mound which probably contains ruins of a broch.
The mound is about 66ft in diameter and 4-5ft high, with a circular depression, about 21ft in diameter, in centre, probably indicating the interior court.
RCAHMS 1911.
The broch was Scheduled in 1939.
The grass-covered remains of a broch, as described by RCAHMS, situated on a low ridge.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
The broch was rescheduled by Historic Environment Scotland in 2016 to better reflect its location and area of interest. <1> <2>
The GIS spatial data was amended in 2017 to its position as seen on 2009 APs. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. . 163, No. 523.
- <1> SHG27648 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Changes to the schedule of Monuments 01/09/2016. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <2> SHG27657 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Amended entry in the Schedule of Monuments: SM595: Ulbster School, broch 125m S of Schoolhouse. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <3>XY SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. [Mapped features: #11480 Indicative centroid, ; #66170 ]
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Record last edited
Oct 18 2017 4:16PM
