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Dingy's Howe is a Iron Age broch located on Upper Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The monument represents the distinctive round-towered defensive architecture characteristic of brochs constructed during the Iron Age in the northern regions of Britain, typically dating between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD. As a broch, the structure would have originally featured a hollow-walled circular tower with internal galleries and stairs, a form of architecture unique to Iron Age Scotland. The site's presence on Upper Sanday reflects the strategic settlement pattern of Iron Age communities across the Orkney islands, where such substantial stone fortifications served both defensive and possibly residential functions within the island's prehistoric settlement hierarchy.
Dingy's Howe,broch,Upper Sanday is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1435. View the official record →
Dingy's Howe is a Iron Age broch located on Upper Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1435.
Dingy's Howe,broch,Upper Sanday dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch,upper sanday. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dingy's Howe,broch,Upper Sanday 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 SM1435.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eves Howe,broch 640m N of Braebuster (2.8 km), Lower Cornquoy, barrow 225m SSE of, Holm (4.4 km), Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement (4.5 km).
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