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Greysteil Castle is a broch situated on the shore of Loch Rangag in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents one of Scotland's distinctive Atlantic roundhouses, a class of fortified circular stone towers concentrated in northern and western regions. The broch's physical remains reflect the characteristic defensive architecture of its period, though like many such structures its walls have suffered considerable erosion and collapse over the intervening centuries. Its location on the loch indicates the importance of water-based settlement and resource access during the Iron Age occupation of Caithness.
Greysteil Castle, broch, Loch Rangag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM555. View the official record →
Greysteil Castle is a broch situated on the shore of Loch Rangag in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM555.
Greysteil Castle, broch, Loch Rangag dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch, loch rangag. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Greysteil Castle, broch, Loch Rangag 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 SM555.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greentulloch,broch 180m NE of (9.5 km), Latheronwheel House,chambered cairn 580m SE of (9.6 km), Latheronwheel House, long cairn 850m SE of (9.7 km).
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