<< Our Photo Pages >> Borrowston Broch - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Caithness
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Borrowston BrochCountry: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Wick Nearest Village: Thrumster
Map Ref: ND3288143536
Latitude: 58.375099N Longitude: 3.149235W
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 7th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The mound is perfectly visible from the road.
Remains of a broch preserved as a grassy mound of 35 m diameter.
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