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Hempriggs broch is a Iron Age roundhouse located in Caithness, northern Scotland, dating to the later prehistoric period when such defensive or prestige structures were constructed across the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The broch exhibits the characteristic hollow-walled circular stone architecture typical of Iron Age brochs, with surviving structural evidence that contributes to understanding settlement patterns in this remote region during the first millennium before the common era. Like other brochs in Caithness, it represents a significant phase of Iron Age occupation and construction in the far north of Britain, though detailed excavation records for this specific site are limited in the published scholarly record.
Hempriggs, broch 200m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM883. View the official record →
Hempriggs broch is a Iron Age roundhouse located in Caithness, northern Scotland, dating to the later prehistoric period when such defensive or prestige structures were constructed across the Scottish Highlands and Islands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM883.
Hempriggs, broch 200m S of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hempriggs, broch 200m S of 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 SM883.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ulbster School, broch 125m S of Schoolhouse (6.3 km), Watenan,broch 140m N of,Ulbster (6.6 km), Watenan,fort 165m NW of,Ulbster (6.8 km).
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