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Green Hill broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located south-west of Huip in Orkney, Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents one of the distinctive broch towers characteristic of northern Scotland during this era. Brochs were robust circular stone-built structures with hollow-walled construction, designed to provide defensive strongholds for their occupants. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Record with the designation reference HES INSPIRE SM1443 and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and fortification strategies in Orkney.
Green Hill,broch WSW of Huip is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1443. View the official record →
Green Hill broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located south-west of Huip in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1443.
Green Hill,broch WSW of Huip dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch wsw of huip. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Green Hill,broch WSW of Huip 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 SM1443.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linga Holm,mound (3 km), Papa Stronsay, kelp kiln 120m N of Mill (3 km), Oram's Fancy,two cairns 250m NW of Sandybank (3.2 km).
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