Monument record MHG2303 - Broch, Tulach Gorm
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2510 5604 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Tulach Gorm (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
This Pict's house was cut through by the public road in 1790. There is no definite account, but human and animal bones are said to have been found. Although ploughed over for a number of years, its size and shape are distinctly visible.
Name Book 1871
This site is evident on ground as a very slight swelling in the road surface. No traces of any feature can be seen in the adjoining fields. Visited by OS (W D J) 25 April 1963
When visited, site had been recently ploughed; a greater density of shattered stone in furrows was the only evidence of the existence of the site.
Visited by OS (J B) 18 March 1982
'Broch', Tulach Gorm. This visible as an area of dense stone scatter in a ploughed field.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3342 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 12, 89.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
