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Appnag Tulloch is a broch situated in Caithness, northern Scotland. This Iron Age stone tower represents one of Scotland's most distinctive prehistoric architectural forms, built during the first centuries BC. The broch would originally have stood as a substantial hollow-walled circular structure, with internal galleries and a narrow entrance passage typical of its type. The monument is constructed from stone quarried from the local bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a conglomerate and sandstone formation dating to the Middle Devonian period. This readily available stone would have provided excellent building material for the broch's robust dry-stone walls. The site is located in an area rich in Iron Age settlement, and the broch would have served as a defended stronghold for a local community, offering protection and storage for valuable goods and livestock. Appnag Tulloch is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM519, recognising its significance as an archaeological asset of national importance.
Appnag Tulloch, broch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM519. View the official record →
Appnag Tulloch is a broch situated in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM519.
Appnag Tulloch, broch dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Appnag Tulloch, broch is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM519.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Latheronwheel Bridge,broch 450m S of (4.2 km), Latheronwheel House,promontory fort 1100m SE of (4.4 km), Latheronwheel House, long cairn 850m SE of (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Appnag Tulloch, broch's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Appnag Tulloch, broch stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.