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Green Hill Broch is a Iron Age circular stone tower situated near Grant Hall in Caithness, northern Scotland. The structure dates to the later prehistoric period, consistent with broch construction across northern Scotland during the Iron Age. The monument represents the distinctive architectural tradition of broch-building that flourished in Scotland during the first centuries BC and AD, characterised by hollow-walled circular towers constructed without mortar. Like other brochs in the region, Green Hill Broch would have served purposes related to defence, storage, or status display within Iron Age settlement hierarchies, though the precise functions of such structures remain subject to scholarly debate.
Green Hill Broch, 40m W of Grant Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM551. View the official record →
Green Hill Broch is a Iron Age circular stone tower situated near Grant Hall in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM551.
Green Hill Broch, 40m W of Grant Hall 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 SM551.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nether Banks, broch 220m NNE of (1.5 km), Scouthal Burn,chapel & The Clow (2.6 km), Gallow Hillock, cairn on Backlass Hill (2.7 km).
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