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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tulloch of Achavarn - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by cosmic on Sunday, 14 October 2007  Page Views: 3489

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tulloch of Achavarn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Thurso
Map Ref: ND08545962
Latitude: 58.515088N  Longitude: 3.571665W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
4 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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Tulloch of Achavarn
Tulloch of Achavarn submitted by cosmic : Grassy mound is all that remains (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Caithness

Remains of a broch situated above Loch Calder.
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Tulloch of Achavarn
Tulloch of Achavarn submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of a broch seen from the SW. You can clearly distinguish part of a circular robber trench, shape of which might be the evidence of existence of a broch here (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tulloch of Achavarn
Tulloch of Achavarn submitted by SolarMegalith : Heavily mutilated remains of a broch and view towards Loch Calder (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tulloch of Achavarn
Tulloch of Achavarn submitted by SolarMegalith : Stones in structure of a mound (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tulloch of Achavarn
Tulloch of Achavarn submitted by SolarMegalith : Possible remains of a broch with visible part of a robber trench. It's circular shape suggests quarrying of a round wall, most likely a broch (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ND0859 : Minor road, Achavarn by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2010(licence)
ND0859 : Barley, Achavarn by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2010(licence)
ND0859 : Track near Loch Calder by Phil Williams
by Phil Williams
©2007(licence)
ND0859 : Grazing land near Loch Calder by Phil Williams
by Phil Williams
©2007(licence)
ND0860 : Mid Calder Farm by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2021(licence)

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