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Ballone Broch is an Iron Age circular stone tower located approximately 360 metres north-east of Spittal in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument is characteristic of the broch type, a distinctive architectural form developed in Scotland during the Iron Age, typically featuring a hollow-walled circular structure designed for defensive purposes. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) INSPIRE database under reference SM521, confirming its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological significance. Brochs such as Ballone represent an important phase of Iron Age settlement in northern Scotland and provide evidence of the sophisticated building techniques and social organisation of Iron Age communities in the region.
Ballone,broch 360m NE of,Spittal is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM521. View the official record →
Ballone Broch is an Iron Age circular stone tower located approximately 360 metres north-east of Spittal in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM521.
Ballone,broch 360m NE of,Spittal dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 360m ne of,spittal. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ballone,broch 360m NE of,Spittal 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 SM521.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knockglass,broch E of (1.5 km), Dale Farm,broch 800m SE of (2 km), Cnoc Donn, broch 600m ESE of Dale Farm, Halkirk (2.2 km).
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