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Knockglass is a broch situated approximately 300 metres south-southwest of Mill of Knockglass in Caithness, northern Scotland. The structure dates to the Iron Age, representing one of the distinctive circular stone-built towers characteristic of the broch-building tradition that flourished in northern Britain during the first centuries BC and AD. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland national record under designation SM562.
Knockglass,broch 300m SSW of Mill of Knockglass is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM562. View the official record →
Knockglass is a broch situated approximately 300 metres south-southwest of Mill of Knockglass in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM562.
Knockglass,broch 300m SSW of Mill of Knockglass dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 300m ssw of mill of knockglass. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Knockglass,broch 300m SSW of Mill of Knockglass 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 SM562.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cnoc an Ratha,fort SSE of Shurrery Kirk (5.9 km), Creagan a'Bheannaich,chapel & graveyard (5.9 km), Sithean Buidhe, chambered cairn 1000m WSW of Brawlbin Mains (6 km).
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