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Howen Brough is a broch situated in Orkney, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. The monument represents the distinctive architectural tradition of broch-building that flourished in northern Scotland during the later prehistoric period. Like other brochs, it would have consisted of a circular stone tower with a hollow-walled construction, typical of these defensive or prestige structures. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM1282, reflecting its status as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological importance.
Howen Brough, broch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1282. View the official record →
Howen Brough is a broch situated in Orkney, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1282.
Howen Brough, broch dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Howen Brough, broch 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 SM1282.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maes Howe, chambered cairn (6.4 km), Lochview, standing stones and cairn SE of (6.5 km), Watch Stone, stone settings, Barnhouse settlement, and related remains (6.5 km).
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