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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cinn Trolla - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 27 March 2011  Page Views: 8459

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cinn Trolla Alternative Name: Kintradwell
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Loth
Map Ref: NC92930807
Latitude: 58.048774N  Longitude: 3.815623W
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
 3 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
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Cinn Trolla
Cinn Trolla submitted by h_fenton : Vertical kite Aerial Photograph of the excavated (c.19thCentury) ruins of Cinn Trolla broch, the photograph also shows the outbuildings attached to the broch. 9 May 2011 @ 10.12am (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Sutherland

Ruins of a broch with lower parts of the walls revealing preserved features of broch architecture, such as a scarcement and remains of the intramural staircase.

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Cinn Trolla
Cinn Trolla submitted by h_fenton : Kite Aerial Photograph of the excavated ruins of Cinn Trolla broch, looking in a roughly southwesterly direction along the coast 9 May 2011 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : This composite of two photographs shows virtually the entire interior of Kintradwell Broch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : Cinn Trolla (Kintradwell) Broch is clearly signposted from the roadside. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : This is the first view of Cinn Trolla broch the visitor obtains after following the short path from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : This image demonstrates the great thickness of the broch's walling, which rises in places to three metres in height.

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : The entranceway to Cinn Trolla broch, viewed on approach.

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : The entrance passage viewed from within the broch.

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : This image, taken from the rampart, shows extensive walling courses stretching from the entranceway, and an intramural cell at upper right.

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : This well proportioned intra-mural cell is a prominent feature at Kintradwell Broch.

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Cinn Trolla submitted by hamilton : This stretch of roofed gallery extends round the walling towards the entrance passage.

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Cinn Trolla submitted by durhamnature : Photo of the broch from "Report of Commission on Monuments...Sutherland" via archive.org Site in Sutherland Scotland

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 4.3km NNE 16° Carn Bran* Broch or Nuraghe (NC94201219)
 4.7km N 7° Glen Loth* Standing Stones (NC936127)
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 10.1km WNW 283° Ascoile Henge (NC83091058)
 10.3km NE 54° Dun Phail Broch or Nuraghe (ND01481387)
 10.3km N 9° Gailiable Broch or Nuraghe (NC94871823)
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 10.7km N 358° Kilearnan Hill* Broch or Nuraghe (NC92931882)
 10.8km NNE 12° Kildonan SW* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (NC9550918564)
 10.8km N 354° Kilearnan Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (NC92161887)
 10.9km WSW 238° Backies Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (NC83450261)
 11.0km N 7° Balvalaich* Broch or Nuraghe (NC94521898)
 11.4km NNE 27° Eldrable Broch or Nuraghe (NC98331816)
 11.5km NNE 17° Kildonan NE* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (NC96541898)
 12.1km NE 50° St John the Baptist's Well (Helmsdale)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ND025156)
 12.6km NNE 29° Kilphedir* Broch or Nuraghe (NC99431891)
 12.6km NE 41° Caen Burn 1 Broch or Nuraghe (ND015174)
 12.8km NE 38° Caen Burn 2 Broch or Nuraghe (ND0118)
 14.3km WNW 290° Caisteal Na Coille* Broch or Nuraghe (NC79571337)
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Re: Kintradwell (broch) also known as 'Cinn Trolla' by h_fenton on Friday, 29 July 2011
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This site is named 'Cinn Trolla' on Ordnance Survey Maps, and local signs point to 'Cinn Trolla Broch'
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Re: Kintradwell Street View by SolarMegalith on Monday, 02 May 2011
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