<< Our Photo Pages >> Golsary - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Caithness
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Golsary Alternative Name: Burn of Golsary; Rumster ForestCountry: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Village: Lybster
Map Ref: ND20573749
Latitude: 58.318752N Longitude: 3.357568W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 17th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Ruined broch now appearing as grassy mound with odd bits of stone facings viewable. Situated next to stream with small steading built opposite which probably accounts for some of the missing stones.
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