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Latheronwheel House is a broch situated approximately 500 metres west of Latheronwheel in Caithness, northern Scotland. Brochs are Iron Age roundhouses unique to Scotland, characterised by their hollow-walled circular architecture and typically dating from the first centuries BC and AD. This example stands on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a Devonian-age geological formation comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that dominates the landscape of Caithness. The varied sedimentary geology of the site would have provided accessible stone for construction, with the harder conglomerate and sandstone suitable for building the broch's distinctive thick, mortarless walls.
The broch form represents a sophisticated architectural achievement, with internal galleries and chambers built between concentric stone walls that could reach heights of up to 10 metres. Latheronwheel House is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM566, recognising its archaeological significance. The monument survives as a testament to Iron Age settlement patterns in the far north of Britain, when such fortified structures served defensive and status-displaying functions for their inhabitants.
Latheronwheel House,broch 500m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM566. View the official record →
Latheronwheel House is a broch situated approximately 500 metres west of Latheronwheel in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM566.
Latheronwheel House,broch 500m W of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Latheronwheel House,broch 500m W 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 SM566.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knockinnon,broch (1.5 km), Bridge of Rhemullen,broch 180m SW of (2.8 km), Ballachly,chapel and graveyard 90m SW of (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Latheronwheel House,broch 500m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Latheronwheel House,broch 500m W of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.