<< Text Pages >> Torrisdail - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland
Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 Page Views: 3752
Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Torrisdail Alternative Name: Dun Torrisdale, Dun ThorsadalCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.85 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Tongue
Map Ref: NC67736185
Latitude: 58.524618N Longitude: 4.272946W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
Broch in Sutherland
Remains of a broch preserved as a mound of 15m diameter and 3m height.
MacKie E.W. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c. 700 BC – AD 500. Part 2 (I). Oxford: Archaeopress
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
©2018(licence)
©2007(licence)
©2016(licence)
©2016(licence)
©2007(licence)
The above images may not be of the site on this page, they are loaded from Geograph.
Please Submit an Image of this site or go out and take one for us!
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
1.1km ESE 112° Dun Riaskidh* Chambered Cairn (NC68766140)
2.2km ESE 112° Baile Mhargaite* Broch or Nuraghe (NC6973560973)
2.2km ESE 104° Baile Mhargaite Enclosure 1 Ancient Village or Settlement (NC6984361228)
2.3km ESE 107° Baile Mhargaite Cist 1* Cist (NC6990861102)
2.6km S 181° Borgie Souterrain* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (NC67625929)
3.4km ESE 103° Cai Dun Broch or Nuraghe (NC7161)
3.5km SSW 205° Borgie Stone Rows* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (NC66135874)
3.7km E 82° Farr Stone* Class II Pictish Symbol Stone (NC71436225)
4.3km ENE 67° Clerkhill Broch or Nuraghe (NC71756338)
4.4km ESE 122° Achcoillenaborgie Broch or Nuraghe (NC71395942)
4.7km SE 125° Coille na Borgie* Chambered Cairn (NC7154359000)
5.2km E 80° Fiscary West* Cairn (NC7285762618)
5.2km ENE 78° Loch Swordily Broch or Nuraghe (NC729628)
5.4km E 80° Fiscary A (Farr)* Chambered Cairn (NC7310262629)
5.4km E 80° Fiscary B (Farr)* Chambered Cairn (NC7311262604)
5.5km E 81° Fiscary (Farr)* Cairn (NC7322062480)
6.3km W 260° Scullomie Broch or Nuraghe (NC615610)
6.3km SE 133° Skelpick Stone Rows Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (NC722574)
6.3km SE 131° Allt an Duin (Skelpick)* Broch or Nuraghe (NC72355752)
6.4km ENE 78° Kirtomy Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NC7463)
6.4km SE 130° Allt a' Chaisteil* Stone Circle (NC72515756)
6.4km WSW 239° Dallcharn Broch or Nuraghe (NC62105875)
6.8km SE 137° Skelpick Chambered Cairn 1* Chambered Cairn (NC72255672)
7.1km SE 139° Skelpick Chambered Cairn 2 Chambered Cairn (NC72175635)
7.5km SE 139° Skelpick Chambered Cairn 3 Chambered Cairn (NC72495605)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.