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Scrabster Mains Broch is a Iron Age fortified roundhouse located in Caithness, northern Scotland, approximately one kilometre west of Scrabster. The monument dates to the Iron Age, a period during which brochs were constructed across northern and western Scotland as distinctive stone towers, typically featuring hollow-walled construction and inturned entrances. The broch would have served as a defended settlement and status symbol for its Iron Age inhabitants, though the precise dating and duration of occupation at this particular site remain subjects of archaeological enquiry. Like many brochs in the region, it represents an important class of prehistoric Scottish monument that demonstrates the architectural sophistication and defensive concerns of Iron Age communities in the far north.
Scrabster Mains,broch 1000m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM579. View the official record →
Scrabster Mains Broch is a Iron Age fortified roundhouse located in Caithness, northern Scotland, approximately one kilometre west of Scrabster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM579.
Scrabster Mains,broch 1000m 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 Britain.
Scrabster Mains,broch 1000m 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 SM579.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Framside,broch 850m E of,Hills of Lieurary (7.7 km), Tulach an t'Sionnaich,long cairn 900m SSW of,Lieurary Mains (7.9 km), Tullochs of Assery,chambered cairns 1000m SW of Lieurary Mains (8 km).
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