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<< Other Photo Pages >> West Strathan - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 27 March 2011  Page Views: 4894

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: West Strathan Alternative Name: Dun Buidhe 4
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.101 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: NC56456401
Latitude: 58.540426N  Longitude: 4.467801W
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.
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

Remains of a broch preserved as a mound. Excavations have unearthed traces of walls, revealing that the broch had 15,5 m of diameter.

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NC5663 : Strath Melness from West Strathan, A' Mhòine, Sutherland by Andrew Tryon
by Andrew Tryon
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NC5664 : Cnoc na Mòine by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2019(licence)
NC5664 : Moorland above Achininver by sylvia duckworth
by sylvia duckworth
©2008(licence)
NC5664 : Strath Melness by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2014(licence)
NC5664 : Waterworks by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2006(licence)

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