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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Coill'Ach A' Chuil Broch Alternative Name: Loch Naver, The Broch; Ach A' ChuilCountry: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Map Ref: NC658381
Latitude: 58.310896N Longitude: 4.292161W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The remains of a broch, situated on a spit of land projecting into Loch Naver, having an outwork and a causeway on the landward side. The broch originally measured 52ft over a wall 12ft wide at the entrance on the SE. Walling is visible only for a short distance to the north of the entrance, but the stones appear to have been very large.
The north side of the entrance remains entire to a height of 2ft 9ins externally and contains the en trance to a guard chamber, which shows signs of excavation. The neck of the spit has been marshy and is crossed by a causeway. A wall has run at a distance of 38ft from the broch isolating it on the landward side and apprently curving in towards it on eit her flank. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
Source: Canmore (see comment below for link)
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