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Tota an Dranndain is a Iron Age broch located at Shurrery in Caithness, northern Scotland. The structure dates to the Iron Age period when such monumental circular stone towers were constructed across northern Britain, likely serving defensive or prestige functions for local communities. The broch remains an important archaeological monument representative of the distinctive architectural tradition of Iron Age Scotland, and it is recorded in the national heritage designation system as a scheduled monument under reference HES INSPIRE SM492.
Tota an Dranndain, broch, Shurrery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM492. View the official record →
Tota an Dranndain is a Iron Age broch located at Shurrery in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM492.
Tota an Dranndain, broch, Shurrery dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch, shurrery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tota an Dranndain, broch, Shurrery 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 SM492.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creagan a'Bheannaich,chapel & graveyard (0.3 km), Tulach Gorm,broch near N end of Loch Shurrery (0.9 km), Cnoc an Ratha,fort SSE of Shurrery Kirk (1.5 km).
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