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Cummi Howe is a broch situated in Orkney, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. The monument represents the distinctive architectural form of the broch, a circular stone tower characteristic of northern Scotland during the later prehistoric period. Like other brochs in the Orkney archipelago, Cummi Howe would have served defensive and residential functions for its Iron Age inhabitants. The site is recorded under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE designation SM1256.
Cummi Howe, broch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1256. View the official record →
Cummi Howe is a broch situated in Orkney, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1256.
Cummi Howe, broch dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cummi Howe, broch 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 SM1256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Sower, coastal battery N of, Clestrain (4.4 km), Graemsay Battery, coast battery and camp (5.3 km), Skerry Battery, coast battery (WW2) 460m NNE of Bu (6.8 km).
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