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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Grummore Broch
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: NC6108136701
Latitude: 58.296874N  Longitude: 4.371784W
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.
 3 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.
 5 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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Grummore Broch
Grummore Broch submitted by Creative Commons : Copyright sylvia duckworth and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Caithness

Broch about 2000 years old by Loch Naver. On the site of the Caravan Club Site at Gummore. It's like a big pile of stones with trees growing out of it but it historically very important.
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Grummore Broch
Grummore Broch submitted by Creative Commons : Broch about 2000 years old by Loch Naver. On the site of the Caravan Club Site at Gummore. Copyright Jude Dobson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grummore Broch
Grummore Broch submitted by hamilton : Grummore broch viewed from the caravan site. No external structure is visible beneath the general tumble of stonework but, within the broch, many features remain to be seen. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grummore Broch
Grummore Broch submitted by hamilton : Internal walling at Grummore is about 2 metres tall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grummore Broch
Grummore Broch submitted by hamilton : The entrance passage, still lintelled, but only visible from within the broch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grummore Broch
Grummore Broch submitted by hamilton : A partly exposed gallery at Grummore broch.

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 5.4km ENE 66° Round Hill Hut Circle 1 Ancient Village or Settlement (NC661387)
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Re: Grummore Broch by hamilton on Thursday, 29 June 2017
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Grummore Broch is actually in Sutherland, as are all the Strathnaver antiquities - and not in Caithness.
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Re: Grummore Broch by davidmorgan on Friday, 25 January 2013
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