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Castlehill is a broch located approximately 400 metres north-northwest of Kylerhea in Caithness, northern Scotland. This Iron Age monument dates to the later prehistoric period, likely constructed within the first few centuries BC, and represents the distinctive dry-stone tower form characteristic of Scottish brochs. The site occupies a defensible position in the landscape typical of broch settlement patterns in the far north of Britain. Such structures served as fortified residential or communal centres, though the precise social and economic functions of brochs remain subjects of ongoing archaeological investigation.
Castlehill, broch 400m NNW of Kylerhea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2189. View the official record →
Castlehill is a broch located approximately 400 metres north-northwest of Kylerhea in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2189.
Castlehill, broch 400m NNW of Kylerhea dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 400m nnw of kylerhea. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castlehill, broch 400m NNW of Kylerhea 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 SM2189.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Hillock, cairn 280m S of Breezy Brae (2.8 km), Earney Hillock, chambered cairn 720m NE of Granton Mains, Bowermadden (5.6 km), Stemster Hill, chambered cairn 1180m ENE of (6 km).
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