Monument record MHG9582 - Carnachy broch
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7213 5268 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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(NC 7213 5269) Broch (NR) OS 6"map, (1962)
The remains of a broch on a cliff overlooking the river valley. A later structure, possibly a shelter, has been built into wall on west. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (J L D) 6 May 1960.
Situated on the edge of a natural shelf is a broch measuring about 9.2m in diameter within wall 4.1m to 4.8m wide. The lower courses of inner and outer faces are visible to some extent, and there are traces of a mural gallery protruding through tumble in west arc.
The entrance was presumably in north, but no structural details are exposed. An outer defence surviving in scant traces of a wall, encircles the broch on all sides but the east where the steep slope provides a natural barrier. The broch is in line with the ruins of an early modern head dyke; the possible shelter noted by previous authorities cannot be located and may refer to the mural gallery.
Revised at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 30 January 1979.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SHG14841 Image/Photograph(s): Broch: Dun Carnachaidh. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17820 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17821 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17863 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17864 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17865 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17866 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17867 Image/Photograph(s): Carnachy broch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 60, No. 180.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
