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Skelbo Wood is a broch situated approximately 300 metres south-west of Glen Cottage in Sutherland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents one of the distinctive circular stone tower structures characteristic of northern Scotland during this period. Brochs functioned as substantial defensive or prestige structures, typically featuring hollow-walled circular architecture with internal cellular spaces and galleries. The Skelbo Wood broch contributes to the archaeological evidence of Iron Age settlement and social organisation in the far north of Scotland, though like many brochs its precise chronology and specific functional role remain subjects of scholarly discussion.
Skelbo Wood, broch 300m SW of Glen Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1885. View the official record →
Skelbo Wood is a broch situated approximately 300 metres south-west of Glen Cottage in Sutherland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1885.
Skelbo Wood, broch 300m SW of Glen Cottage dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 300m sw of glen cottage. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Skelbo Wood, broch 300m SW of Glen Cottage 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 SM1885.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Proncy, hut circle 330m NNE of (2 km), Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of (4 km), Embo Street,cairn SE of (4.1 km).
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