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Borrowston broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located in Caithness, northern Scotland. The broch dates to the Iron Age period and represents the distinctive circular stone tower type characteristic of Scottish brochs, which served as fortified settlements in prehistoric communities. The monument survives as a substantial ruined structure and remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and construction techniques in the far north of Scotland. Like other brochs of this period, it would have functioned as a defensive residence for a local elite or as a communal fortification for the surrounding population.
Borrowston, broch 260m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM527. View the official record →
Borrowston broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM527.
Borrowston, broch 260m S of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Borrowston, broch 260m S of 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 SM527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watenan,fort 100m SSW of,Ulbster (2.7 km), Watenan,cairn & stone setting 400m W of,Ulbster (2.7 km), Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (2.8 km).
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