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Watenan Broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located approximately 140 metres north of Ulbster in Caithness, northern Scotland. The broch dates to the Iron Age period and represents one of the distinctive circular stone-built towers characteristic of Iron Age settlement in northern Britain, particularly concentrated in Scotland. The monument survives as a ruined circular structure typical of broch architecture, featuring the characteristic hollow-walled construction that provided structural strength and defensive capability. As a recorded monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM696, Watenan Broch contributes to understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive architecture in the far north of Scotland.
Watenan,broch 140m N of,Ulbster is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM696. View the official record →
Watenan Broch is an Iron Age defensive structure located approximately 140 metres north of Ulbster in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM696.
Watenan,broch 140m N of,Ulbster dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 140m n of,ulbster. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Watenan,broch 140m N of,Ulbster 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 SM696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watenan,fort 100m SSW of,Ulbster (0.3 km), Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (0.6 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (0.8 km).
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