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<< Text Pages >> Scullomie - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 01 November 2011  Page Views: 3729

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Scullomie
Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Tongue
Map Ref: NC615610
Latitude: 58.515054N  Longitude: 4.379302W
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
Destroyed 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 Sutherland

Possible site of a broch reported in 19th century as "Pictish Tower", nowadays nothing is visible.

MacKie E.W. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c. 700 BC – AD 500. Part 2 (I). Oxford: Archaeopress
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NC6161 : Ruins, Scullomie by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2016(licence)
NC6160 : Working croft at Skullomie by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2015(licence)
NC6160 : Tongue Bay at Coldbackie by David Purchase
by David Purchase
©2015(licence)
NC6161 : Fields, Skullomie by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2016(licence)
NC6161 : Skullomie, a small crofting settlement by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2015(licence)

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