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

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 12 March 2011  Page Views: 3421

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tiantulloch
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Dunbeath
Map Ref: ND15243522
Latitude: 58.297373N  Longitude: 3.447686W
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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Tiantulloch
Tiantulloch submitted by Creative Commons : Broch, Houstry This broch lies approximately 200m to the west of the one marked on OS maps. Copyright Claire Pegrum and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Caithness

Ruins of a broch preserved as a mound. Significant parts of the walls have survived, in northern part of the broch they are up to 1,3 m high. NE from the broch remains of the outbuildings are visible.

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ND1535 : Broch, Houstry by Claire Pegrum
by Claire Pegrum
©2010(licence)
ND1535 : Sheep shearing at Houstry by Les Harvey
by Les Harvey
©2007(licence)
ND1535 : Drainage ditch, Houstry by Claire Pegrum
by Claire Pegrum
©2010(licence)
ND1535 : Wind farm at Houstry by Les Harvey
by Les Harvey
©2007(licence)
ND1534 : Old croft house, Houstry by Jim Bain
by Jim Bain
©2006(licence)

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