Monument record MHG9977 - Broch, Balvalaich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9451 1897 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC91NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Full Description
(NC 9452 1898) Broch (NR) OS 6" map, (1964)
250m E of the shepherd's cottage at Balvalich, and on the hillslope 100m N of the road, are the remains of a broch. The structure has been used as a road quarry, and its interior is now filled with many small stones. However, the inner and outer wall faces can be traced, 0.5m high in the N segment. The wall has been c4.5m wide, giving an internal diameter of c9.0m. No chambers or entrance could be identified from the present condition.
On the NW side there is evidence of a "horn-work" in the form of a mutilated turf and stone wall. There is a break in the centre of this which leads either to the remains of a causeway or an enclosure - water erosion has so mutilated this as to make it uncertain.
Visited by OS (J L D) 1 June 1961.
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (J B) 5 May 1976.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
