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Ness of Boray is a broch dating to the Iron Age, located in Orkney, Scotland. The monument represents the distinctive architectural tradition of Atlantic roundhouses that flourished in northern Scotland during the first centuries BCE and CE. As a broch, the structure would originally have comprised a hollow-walled circular stone tower, a characteristic form of fortified domestic settlement found throughout the north of Britain during this period. The site's surviving remains contribute to our understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and building practices in the archipelago.
Ness of Boray,broch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1442. View the official record →
Ness of Boray is a broch dating to the Iron Age, located in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1442.
Ness of Boray,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.
Ness of Boray,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 SM1442.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Puldrite, two mounds 280m NNW of (3.7 km), Varme Dale, mounds 470m ESE of Gorn (4.4 km), Car Ness Battery,Car Ness (7 km).
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