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The Broch of Yarrows is an Iron Age fortified structure located on the south-western shore of the Loch of Yarrows near Thrumster in Caithness, northern Scotland. Dating to the Iron Age period, the broch exemplifies the distinctive architectural tradition of circular stone towers that characterised settlement patterns in northern Britain during the latter part of the first millennium before Christ. The structure survives as a substantial ruined tower, with remains indicating the characteristic thick-walled construction and internal gallery systems typical of broch architecture. The site's location beside a freshwater loch would have provided strategic advantages for defence and subsistence, and the broch's presence in this region reflects the widespread distribution of such monuments across the far north of Scotland during the Iron Age.
Loch of Yarrows,broch on SW side of,Thrumster is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM611. View the official record →
The Broch of Yarrows is an Iron Age fortified structure located on the south-western shore of the Loch of Yarrows near Thrumster in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM611.
Loch of Yarrows,broch on SW side of,Thrumster dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch on sw side of,thrumster. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch of Yarrows,broch on SW side of,Thrumster 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 SM611.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (2.4 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (2.6 km), Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill (2.6 km).
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