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Bridge of Broubster is a Bronze Age stone circle located approximately seven hundred metres east-north-east of Broubster village in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument comprises a ring of upright stones typical of Bronze Age ceremonial monuments constructed in northern Britain during the second millennium before the common era. Stone circles of this type served ritual and possibly astronomical functions within prehistoric communities, and their distribution across the Scottish Highlands reflects sustained ceremonial activity across this region during the Bronze Age. The site is recorded in the national heritage record under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM427.
Bridge of Broubster, stone circle 700m ENE of Broubster Village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM427. View the official record →
Bridge of Broubster is a Bronze Age stone circle located approximately seven hundred metres east-north-east of Broubster village in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM427.
Bridge of Broubster, stone circle 700m ENE of Broubster Village dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle 700m ene of broubster village. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bridge of Broubster, stone circle 700m ENE of Broubster Village 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 SM427.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creagan a'Bheannaich,chapel & graveyard (2.1 km), Cnoc an Ratha,fort SSE of Shurrery Kirk (2.3 km), Sithean Buidhe, chambered cairn 1000m WSW of Brawlbin Mains (2.8 km).
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