<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn Liath (Trantlemore) - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Alternative Name: Carn Liath (Bunahoun)Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Thurso Nearest Village: Trantlemore
Map Ref: NC89405233
Latitude: 58.445211N Longitude: 3.896492W
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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markj99 visited on 25th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 There are many good reasons to take the A897 N out of Helmsdale: Amazing Scenery, 14 Brochs listed on TMP, 36 Sites listed on TMP and last but not least 0.95 Sites per Mile.
My favourite site is The Borg, a broch c. 1 mile S of Carn Liath (Trantlemore).
It is located on a natural knoll. There are remains of an outer wall up to c. 1.2m high on the NE Arc. Canmore ID 6824 estimates that the outer wall had an outer diameter of 17.6m and a thickness of 4.2m . There is a trench on the NE Arc c. 4.5m long, 3m wide and 1.2m deep which may been the original entrance. Remnants of parallel walls defining the entrance are visible.
There are two ruined brochs in Trantlemore: Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Broch and Trantlemore which is located c. 0.7 mile N of Carn Liath (Trantlemore) in the township.
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