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Garadh an Ratha is a Bronze Age roundhouse located in Caithness, northern Scotland. The site represents a domestic settlement from the later prehistoric period and exemplifies the circular dwelling forms characteristic of Bronze Age communities in northern Britain. The monument survives as an earthwork, preserving evidence of the structural form and settlement patterns of its era. Such roundhouses typically served as the principal residential structures for family groups and reflect the social and economic organisation of Bronze Age highland communities.
Garadh an Ratha, roundhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13636. View the official record →
Garadh an Ratha is a Bronze Age roundhouse located in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13636.
Garadh an Ratha, roundhouse 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 SM13636.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creagan a'Bheannaich,chapel & graveyard (3.1 km), Cnoc an Ratha,fort SSE of Shurrery Kirk (3.8 km), Tulach Gorm,broch near N end of Loch Shurrery (3.8 km).
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