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<< Text Pages >> Tulach Gorm (Mains of Watten) - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 27 April 2011  Page Views: 3968

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tulach Gorm (Mains of Watten) Alternative Name: Mains of Watten
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Wick
Map Ref: ND25105604
Latitude: 58.486109N  Longitude: 3.286319W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Broch in Caithness

Almost completely ploughed out traces of a broch.

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ND2556 : Mains of Watten by Phil Williams
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ND2556 : Mains of Watten by Alan Reid
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ND2556 : Old farm building at Mains of Watten by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
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ND2455 : Crop field, Mains of Watten by JThomas
by JThomas
©2016(licence)
ND2456 : Memento Mori at Watten by David Bremner
by David Bremner
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 694m WSW 253° Loch Watten Crannog* Crannog (ND24435585)
 1.1km NNE 29° Scottag* Broch or Nuraghe (ND25665699)
 1.8km SSW 200° Watten Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND24445436)
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 3.9km SE 124° North Bilbster* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND28295381)
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 5.5km S 181° Scorriclet* Broch or Nuraghe (ND24855051)
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 6.2km NNW 337° Mains of Bowertower Broch or Nuraghe (ND22796179)
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