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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sae Breck - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 29 June 2015  Page Views: 1742

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Sae Breck
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.538 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
 Nearest Village: Eshaness
Map Ref: HU21057803
Latitude: 60.485419N  Longitude: 1.618821W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Sae Breck
Sae Breck submitted by SolarMegalith : Sae Breck broch - view from the east (photo taken on June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Shetland

Heavily damaged remains of a broch occupy the top of a hill. The mound was disturbed by the construction of triangulation point and station. Currently the outline of the broch is barely distinguishable, with probable remains of the entrance at the east.

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Sae Breck
Sae Breck submitted by SolarMegalith : Poorly preserved remains of Sae Breck broch (photo taken on June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sae Breck
Sae Breck submitted by SolarMegalith : Hilltop with remains of Sae Breck broch (photo taken on June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sae Breck
Sae Breck submitted by SolarMegalith : View from Sae Breck broch towards the coast (photo taken on June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HU2178 : Triangulation Pillar by Mat Tuck
by Mat Tuck
©2017(licence)
HU2178 : Esha Ness triangulation pillar by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2014(licence)
HU2178 : Eshaness: the trig point by Chris Downer
by Chris Downer
©2011(licence)
HU2178 : Sae Breck by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2013(licence)
HU2178 : Triangulation pillar, Esha Ness by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2014(licence)

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