2019

NC9218 : Ruins of a Broch below the Forest on Kilearnan Hill

taken 5 years ago, 4 km ESE of Craggie, Highland, Scotland

Ruins of a Broch below the Forest on Kilearnan Hill
Ruins of a Broch below the Forest on Kilearnan Hill
Reduced to a heap of stones - brochs were Iron Age stone fortified towers, common in Northern Scotland
Brochs

Brochs are a type of iron-age, drystone Pictish House found only in Scotland. They are typically circular in plan and double-walled structures, and are almost exclusive to the far north and the islands.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts other tags: Ruined Broch Moorland Plantation Forestry Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Forest [3] · Kilearnan Hill [2] · Ruins [2] ·
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NC9218, 9 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Heaton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 13 May, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 24 May, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NC 9215 1886 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:8.7269N 3:50.0277W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NC 9205 1896
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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