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<< Other Photo Pages >> Ousdale Burn - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 27 March 2011  Page Views: 7457

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ousdale Burn
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Latheron
Map Ref: ND07131881
Latitude: 58.148403N  Longitude: 3.579422W
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
5

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Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by durhamnature : 1912 internal view, from Scottish Historical Review via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ruins of a broch with 6,9 m of internal diameter and preserved internal chambers.

The construction is in danger of collapse.

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Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : This is an image taken of the restored walling at Ousdale Burn. The Caithness Broch Project has spent the past 5 years planning form and carrying out, a major renovation of this Caithness broch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : The well constructed entrance portal, viewed from outside the broch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : There are up to 18 levels of walling surrounding much of the Ousdale Burn broch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : An internal doorway that would originally have given access to the second level of the broch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : This is the view up the intramural stairway. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : This is a multi-photo panorama of the restored Ousdale Burn broch, taken from the wallhead of the monment.

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : The choked entrance passage at Ousdale Burn broch.

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by hamilton : The intramural stairway at Ousdale Burn, viewed from the ramparts.

Ousdale Burn
Ousdale Burn submitted by durhamnature : 1912 drawing of the broch, from Scottish Historical Review via archive.org

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Re: Ousdale Burn by hamilton on Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Ousdale Burn Broch remains well-preserved, with walling not far short of 4.5 metres thick near the entrance and with up to 18 courses of blocks rising to around 4 metres high in places. There is a prominent entrance passage, now partly collapsed, which no longer allows easy entry to the interior, which supports a growth of shrubs and trees. Perhaps the most interesting feature of this broch is the prominent intra mural gallery with a flight of stairs running down it.
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The Caithness Broch Project by Andy B on Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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An ambitious project to bring the prehistoric legacy of Caithness in the far north of Scotland to life with a world heritage Iron Age broch site and visitor attraction is gaining backers.

More than 300 people from all over Scotland and across the globe have already signed up to become members of this exciting Caithness Broch Project to help promote and preserve the area’s historic structures.

Proposals for 2017 year include an archaeology festival, with excavation at several brochs with the help of the University of the Highlands and Islands Orkney Archaeology Institute, a tour of schools with a specially designed Lego broch, working with the local Caithness Horizons museum, and a host of community outreach projects.

The project team are also looking at the consolidation and conservation of an existing broch in Caithness, called Ousdale, which was, until recently, the finest broch in the area but it has sadly fallen into disrepair.

More at
http://www.thenational.scot/news/14896735.Project_to_bring_ancient_brochs_of_Caithness_back_to_life/
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