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Olrig House broch is an Iron Age defensive and residential structure situated approximately three hundred metres east of Olrig House in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents the broch type of stone tower that is characteristic of northern Scotland during this era. The broch would have functioned as both a fortified residence and a centre of local power for its inhabitants. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM571.
Olrig House,broch 300m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM571. View the official record →
Olrig House broch is an Iron Age defensive and residential structure situated approximately three hundred metres east of Olrig House in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM571.
Olrig House,broch 300m E of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Olrig House,broch 300m E 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 SM571.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stemster, long cairn 790m NNW of Roadside (4 km), Sinclair's Sithean,long cairn 1300m NW of Stemster (4.5 km), Sordale Hill,Cnoc na Ciste,chambered cairn (5.3 km).
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