Monument record MHG2111 - Broch, Gansclet
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3362 4441 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
An artificial mound, evidently containing ruin of a broch, lies partly beneath the house of Henry Taylor, Gansclet. It is about 70ft in diameter and 5ft in height, is turf-covered and has a number of flat stones protruding from it.
RCAHMS 1911.
Mr Stewart, occupier of house once owned by Henry Taylor, sited the broch to a slight rise at ND 3361 4440 and described the removal of the mound and a broch-like structure 'about 30 years ago', the stone being used to build the road to the house.
Site surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R L) 25 April 1967.
(ND 3362 4441) Broch (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. . 145, No. 501.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
