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<< Our Photo Pages >> Knowe of Gullow - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 18 April 2010  Page Views: 3728

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Knowe of Gullow
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: HY307163
Latitude: 59.028095N  Longitude: 3.208946W
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
 4

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Knowe of Gullow
Knowe of Gullow submitted by Creative Commons : Knowe of Gullow (Broch) One of at least eight brochs within two miles of here. Copyright Ian Balcombe and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Knowe of Gullow
Knowe of Gullow submitted by howar : the modern cairn - broch material they say (Vote or comment on this photo)

Knowe of Gullow
Knowe of Gullow submitted by howar : profile cleare from a distance (Vote or comment on this photo)

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HY3016 : An unexciting grassy mound by Gordon Hatton
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HY3016 : Tracks diverge by Ian Balcombe
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HY3016 : Ballarat House by Ian Balcombe
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HY3016 : Waterlogged Track by Ian Balcombe
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Re: Knowe of Gullow by howar on Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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Up from the Harray Community Centre take the Netherbrough Road, go way down past Maesquoy and The Castle is on your right before the Ballarat House turn-off abutting the road. In 1946 the rectilinear mound is 40-45 yards square and 12 foot high but in 1960 it is described as ~45m N/W by 36m and 1.5m high which does not compute. I suspect some belong to the mound and others to the slight eminence it sits on. Most definitely well above head height from the road ! An irregular outcrop of stones from the turf is thought to hint at a substantial structure beneath. I didn't have time to go on the mound, so I don't know if they're still visible - perhaps they have been used for the modern cairn, thought to be broch material.
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Re: Knowe of Gullow by howar on Thursday, 22 April 2010
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aka The Castle, Harray, Orkney. RCAHMS NMRS record no. HY31NW 1, broch (with modern cairn on top) at HY30691629.
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