Monument record MHG2389 - Greenhill Broch

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Grid reference Centred ND 2945 3731 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND23NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Broch (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1977)

A grass-covered hillock, 15ft high and about 110ft in overall diameter, containing the remains of a broch. No building is visible, and part of the broch, near the top, seems to have been removed.
RCAHMS 1911.

This is now a severely mutilated mound, with no identifiable features. Visited by OS (A A) 5 May 1967.

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  • --- 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. . 52, No. 195.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: George Watson. Caithness Chapel Sites.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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