Monument record MHG7617 - Broch, Allt Dail A' Bhraid
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 2135 9494 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH29SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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Full Description
Recorded in survey by Dr Thomas C. Welsh, Sept. 1998.
See assoc. docs.
EM 18/08/2004
NH29SW 10 2136 9494.
In angle of modern fence, on N bank of Allt Dail a' Bhraid at base of debris fan from waterfall, and in a low lying situation between steep hillside and lateral moraine, foundations of a possible solid-based broch with outwork. The broch has an internal diameter of 8m with a wall thickness of around 6m. On NE arc are indications of foundation of mural gallery and possible entrance on E. Also on NE is a substantial outwork with substructures. A building foundation overlies wall on SW, 8m by 9m. A 4m thick wall overlies broch wall flush with inside on E to outside on S so that later enclosure appears pear-shaped. Traces of an enclosure extend 25m W, and there are traces of a concentric outwork close to broch wall on S and W.
T C Welsh 1992.
See assoc. docs. File for SMR NH80NE0045.
J Aitken : 22/02/01.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG142 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1992. 'Allt Dail a' Bhraid (Lochbroom parish): broch, later building and enclosures', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1992, p.46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 46. 46.
- --- SHG2927 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, Dr TC. 09/1998. The Invisible Site Finder: A personal view of the role of interpretive survey in archaeology, based on thirty years experience as an independent site-finder, and a comment on the low visibility imposed by restricted access to publication. Unaffiliated. .
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Record last edited
May 10 2011 2:03PM
