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Thrumster is a prehistoric settlement located beside the Burn of Swartigill in Caithness, northern Scotland. The site comprises the remains of structures associated with Iron Age or earlier occupation, reflecting the pattern of settlement activity characteristic of the far north of Scotland during the prehistoric period. The burn would have provided essential access to water resources and may have influenced the choice of location for habitation. The site remains an important archaeological record of early settlement patterns in the Caithness region, though its exact chronology and structural details require further archaeological investigation to establish with greater precision.
Thrumster, settlement beside Burn of Swartigill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10105. View the official record →
Thrumster is a prehistoric settlement located beside the Burn of Swartigill in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10105.
Thrumster, settlement beside Burn of Swartigill 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 SM10105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (4.4 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (4.6 km), Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill (4.7 km).
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