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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Pap - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by cosmic on Sunday, 28 August 2011  Page Views: 7354

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: The Pap
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.853 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Wick
Map Ref: ND37625140
Latitude: 58.446417N  Longitude: 3.070369W
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.
2 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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The Pap
The Pap submitted by cosmic : Remains of Pap Broch (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Caithness. Remains of a broch just North of the Primary School excavated in 1903.

Note: STONEworks Broch construction, prehistoric engineering and early architecture project, 19th September to 15th October 2011 in Spittal, near Wick. Also see the map on this page for our full coverage of Brochs in Caithness
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The Pap
The Pap submitted by SolarMegalith : Eastern part of the broch - a gap in the wall which you can see on the photo is trace of an entrance (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Pap
The Pap submitted by SolarMegalith : General view of The Pap. The site has been excavated by sir Francis Tress Barry, who excavated many brochs in Caithness in late 19th and early 20th century (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Pap
The Pap submitted by SolarMegalith : The Pap broch with distinguishable circular shape of the wall and view towards village of Papigoe (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Pap
The Pap submitted by SolarMegalith : The Pap broch - view from the east (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Pap
The Pap submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of the broch and view towards the sea (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Caithness Experimental Archaeology Project - Broch Building, Volunteers Needed! by Andy B on Friday, 30 September 2011
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NickiMacRae writes:

Just passing this on, heard about it on the grapevine... Hoping there might be some folk in the area who can join me in helping with the build. Also going to be taking a few trips up to photograph / paint, so will have some interesting updates / work coming from it I hope!

Caithness Experimental Archaeology Project - Broch Building, Volunteers Needed!

Stoneworks Early Architecture Project

AOC Archaeology Group is pleased to be working with Caithness Archaeological Trust and Archie Sinclair Fossil Trust on their new community experimental archaeology project, STONEworks Early Architecture Project.

For four weeks from Monday September 19th 2011, we will be learning about building methods in the past; work will involve the construction of a section of broch, potentially reaching 10-12m in height. The wall will feature intra-mural galleries, as these were common in Iron Age brochs. Building the broch with large slabs of Caithness flagstone will be hard work, but we trust that participants will relish the challenge and enjoy the communal endeavour!

One of the main research interests of the project is to force the collapse of the structure, and in doing so, to find out more about the way in which brochs collapse. We will learn about this poorly understood process by depositing various items at specified locations in the broch walls; when we force the collapse of the broch, we can identify where those items ended up. This will hopefully reveal much about the processes that some archaeological artefacts go through before archaeologists find them many years later.

Volunteers of all ages are invited to take part; no experience is required, tools and training will be provided, and it’s free to participate. Artists, photographers, film-makers and art students will also be welcomed should they choose to come and take inspiration from the creation of an imposing and beautiful structure.

All the details of the organised events, and contacts if you can go and help on the link, above.

http://www.aocarchaeology.com/stoneworks/
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STONEworks Broch construction, prehistoric engineering and early architecture project by Andy B on Sunday, 28 August 2011
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Events throughout 19th September to Saturday 15th October 2011, in Spittal Village Hall and Spittal quarry, see below for details

Introduciton to STONEworks Early Architecture Project
Monday 19th September, 7.30pm
Contact: Derek Edwards, Caithness Archaeological Trust.
Tel: 01593 731 269
Where: Spittal Village Hall, Spittal, Caithness KW1 5XR http://www.aocarchaeology.com/stoneworks

Introductory talk
The Early Architecture Project: How did we get here?
The Prehistoric Buildings of Northern Scotland


STONEworks Early Architecture Project
Monday 19th September to Saturday 15th October 9am to 5pm daily (not Sundays)
Contact: Derek Edwards, Caithness Archaeological Trust.
Tel: 01593 731 269
Where: Spittal Quarry, Spittal, Caithness http://www.aocarchaeology.com/stoneworks

Help us build a broch! Volunteers of all ages are invited to take part in this exciting community project, building (and collapsing) a section of a reconstructed Iron Age broch.


Guided walk: Prehistoric Engineering
Saturday 1st October, 10am
Contact: Derek Edwards, Caithness Archaeological Trust.
Tel: 01593 731 269
Where: Meet at Spittal Quarry, Spittal, Caithness http://www.aocarchaeology.com/stoneworks

Guided walk: learn about the complexity and architecture of brochs and chambered cairns, and the tools and technologies employed in building them. Please wear sturdy boots and bring a packed lunch.

Brochs: Using the Buildings
Friday 7th October, 7.30pm
Contact: Derek Edwards, Caithness Archaeological Trust.
Tel: 01593 731 269
Where: Spittal Village Hall, Spittal, Caithness http://www.aocarchaeology.com/stoneworks

Learn about Iron Age burials, rites and rituals; and food, crafts and leisure with AOC’s Dr Andy Heald.

STONEworks Family Activity Day
Saturday 8th October, 10am to 4pm
Contact: Derek Edwards, Caithness Archaeological Trust.
Tel: 01593 731 269
Where: Spittal Village Hall, Spittal, Caithness http://www.aocarchaeology.com/stoneworks

Fun for all ages: visit the broch-building at the quarry; traditional skills workshops; Story Time; children’s mini dig and lots more! All events are free and open to all.

http://www.archaeologyscotland.co.uk/?q=node/285&page=1®ionID=299&featureID=all
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Re: The Pap by Andy B on Saturday, 13 November 2010
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Some archaeological background about the area here from the Papar Project

http://www.paparproject.org.uk/caithness2.html
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Re: The Pap by coldrum on Saturday, 03 April 2010
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