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Carn Liath is a broch located approximately 6.4 kilometres east-north-east of Golspie in Sutherland, northern Scotland. This Iron Age fortified circular stone tower dates to the first centuries AD and exemplifies the distinctive architectural tradition of brochs found throughout Scotland during this period. The monument's substantial drystone masonry walls, characteristically hollow in their construction, would originally have risen to a considerable height and housed multiple internal galleries and chambers within their thickness. Like other brochs of its type, Carn Liath likely served as a defended residence and status symbol for the local elite, commanding views across the surrounding landscape and the adjacent coastal plains.
Carn Liath,broch 6400m ENE of Golspie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90060. View the official record →
Carn Liath is a broch located approximately 6.4 kilometres east-north-east of Golspie in Sutherland, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90060.
Carn Liath,broch 6400m ENE of Golspie dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 6400m ene of golspie. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carn Liath,broch 6400m ENE of Golspie 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 SM90060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Uppat, homestead 800m SSE of (0.5 km), Dunrobin Wood,broch 600m NW of,Dunrobin Mains (3 km), Backies, broch 300m N of Whitestone Croft (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Carn Liath,broch 6400m ENE of Golspie'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.
Carn Liath,broch 6400m ENE of Golspie stands on Middle Jurassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Jurassic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.