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Thurdistoft Broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located 275 metres south-south-west of Castletown in Caithness, Scotland. The broch dates to the Iron Age period, a time when such circular stone towers were constructed across northern Scotland, typically serving as fortified residences or communal gathering places for local communities. The monument represents the material culture and settlement patterns of Iron Age Scotland, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement distribution in the far north of Britain. Like other brochs of its type, the structure would originally have featured a circular dry-stone wall with internal galleries, though its current condition reflects the impacts of time and historical use.
Thurdistoft,broch 275m SSW of,Castletown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM590. View the official record →
Thurdistoft Broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located 275 metres south-south-west of Castletown in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM590.
Thurdistoft,broch 275m SSW of,Castletown dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 275m ssw of,castletown. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Thurdistoft,broch 275m SSW of,Castletown 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 SM590.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Hillock, cairn 280m S of Breezy Brae (1.6 km), Earney Hillock, chambered cairn 720m NE of Granton Mains, Bowermadden (3.6 km), Stemster Hill, chambered cairn 1180m ENE of (5.6 km).
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