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Ness Broch is a Iron Age broch situated near Ness Head in Caithness, Scotland. This circular stone tower represents the distinctive architectural tradition of northern Scotland, dating to the final centuries before the Roman period. The broch stands on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Middle Devonian period, composed of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This substantial geological foundation provided the raw material for the substantial drystone construction typical of such structures. The broch's location on the Caithness coast places it within a region that contains some of Scotland's best-preserved examples of this monument type. The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2372, ensuring its preservation as an important record of Iron Age settlement patterns and building practices in the far north of Britain.
Ness Broch,broch near Ness Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2372. View the official record →
Ness Broch is a Iron Age broch situated near Ness Head in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2372.
Ness Broch,broch near Ness Head dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch near ness head. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ness Broch,broch near Ness Head 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 SM2372.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bucholly Castle (0.8 km), Freswick Links,Viking settlement (1 km), Skirza Head, broch 290m SE of Craigwell (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ness Broch,broch near Ness Head's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ness Broch,broch near Ness Head stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.