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Stemster Broch is an Iron Age broch situated in Caithness, northern Scotland, approximately 300 metres south-south-east of Stemster. The monument stands upon bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a sequence of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone laid down during the Middle Devonian period. This solid foundation of local stone would have provided both building material and a stable base for the broch's distinctive circular stone tower.
Brochs are characteristic of Iron Age Scotland, typically dating between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD. These monumental roundhouses, with their hollow-walled construction and internal galleries, represent one of prehistory's most impressive architectural achievements. The Caithness broch sat within a landscape of similar towers, part of a network that probably served defensive, territorial or prestigious purposes for local Iron Age communities.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM583, recognising its significance as a scheduled ancient monument. The broch survives as an important record of Iron Age settlement and social organisation in far northern Britain, where such structures are particularly numerous and suggest dense population and intensive occupation during the late prehistoric period.
Stemster,broch 300m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM583. View the official record →
Stemster Broch is an Iron Age broch situated in Caithness, northern Scotland, approximately 300 metres south-south-east of Stemster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM583.
Stemster,broch 300m SSE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stemster,broch 300m SSE 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 SM583.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ulbster School, broch 125m S of Schoolhouse (8.9 km), Watenan,broch 140m N of,Ulbster (9.1 km), Watenan,fort 165m NW of,Ulbster (9.2 km).
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Stemster,broch 300m SSE of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.