Monument record MHG2355 - Possible Broch, Drumhead
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2278 6178 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND26SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | BOWER |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
A mound containing ruins, possibly those of broch, lies in cultivated field about 200 yds SW of Mains of Bowertower. Much of mound has been removed and the outline is quite indefinite.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
This irregular, grass-covered mound as described above, except that no ruins of broch can be seen. It is now roughly triangular, measuring some 22m NW-SE by 14m transversely and 1.3m in height. Several stones lie on top and around mound. Due to extensive mutilation it is now impossible to determine nature of this mound.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 1 November 1965
(ND 2279 6179) Mound (NR) OS 6" map, (1970)
This severely depleted mound is as described.
Visited by OS (J B) 5 May 1982
Mound (ND 2282 6180). Dimensions: 20 x 14m. Grassy sub-circular mound 0.45m high, eroded on W side by ploughing.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
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. . 6, No. 19.
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Record last edited
Oct 4 2011 12:53PM
