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Green Hill is a Iron Age broch situated approximately 300 metres west of Mordwall in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents one of the distinctive fortified circular stone towers characteristic of northern Scotland during this era. As a broch, the structure would originally have comprised a hollow-walled circular tower, a building type that served defensive and residential functions for elite families and their households. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the designation SM553.
Green Hill,broch 300m W of Mordwall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM553. View the official record →
Green Hill is a Iron Age broch situated approximately 300 metres west of Mordwall in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM553.
Green Hill,broch 300m W of Mordwall dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 300m w of mordwall. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Green Hill,broch 300m W of Mordwall 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 SM553.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wick Airfield bomb stores, 315m and 400m SSE and 470m SE of Upper Ackergill (3.7 km), Stemster,broch 300m SSE of (4.3 km), The Pap,broch 350m E of Hillhead (5.8 km).
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