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South Yarrows Broch
Date Added: 6th Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
South Yarrows Broch submitted by howe on 11th Jun 2009. South Yarrows Broch. View of the interior looking towards the entrance
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Yarrows Fort
Date Added: 29th Sep 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Yarrows Fort submitted by SolarMegalith on 29th Sep 2011. Hill with remains of the hillfort seen from the east (photo taken on July 2011).
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Warehouse Standing Stone
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Warehouse Standing Stone submitted by SolarMegalith on 2nd Oct 2011. The stone is 1,7 m high and 0,2 m thick (photo taken on July 2011).
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Hempriggs Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 30th Jul 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hempriggs Chambered Cairn submitted by cosmic on 13th Oct 2007. Hempriggs from South
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Occumster
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Occumster submitted by SolarMegalith on 11th Aug 2011. Remains of Occumster broch - view from the west (photo taken on July 2011).
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Forse House Standing Stone
Date Added: 5th Aug 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Forse House Standing Stone submitted by cosmic on 1st Oct 2007. Forse House from North
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Rumster Broch
Date Added: 5th Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Rumster Broch submitted by cosmic on 1st Oct 2007. Rumster from South
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Usshilly Tulloch
Date Added: 10th Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Usshilly Tulloch submitted by SolarMegalith on 10th Aug 2011. Large stones on top of the mound and view towards the north (photo taken on July 2011).
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Forse House Burnt Mounds
Date Added: 12th Aug 2011
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Forse House Burnt Mounds submitted by SolarMegalith on 12th Aug 2011. Three burnt mounds near Forse House - view from the south (photo taken on July 2011).
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Appnag Tulloch
Date Added: 13th Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Appnag Tulloch submitted by SolarMegalith on 13th Aug 2011. Remains of Appnag Tulloch seen from the NW (photo taken on July 2011).
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Wag of Forse
Date Added: 15th Aug 2011
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Wag of Forse submitted by SolarMegalith on 15th Aug 2011. Entrance to the dun - view from the north (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: One of my personal favorites (I have visited it 2 times) - marvelous location and decent condition of the monument.
Forse House Hut Circles
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Forse House Hut Circles submitted by SolarMegalith on 16th Aug 2011. Two consecutive hut circles (one in the foreground, the other one in the background) located SW from Wag of Forse - viw from the south (photo taken on July 2011).
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Golsary
Date Added: 17th Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Golsary submitted by cosmic on 1st Oct 2007. Viewed from Homestead
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Whitegate Broch
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Whitegate Broch submitted by h_fenton on 4th Jul 2011. Whitegate Broch, near Keiss, Caithness.
Kite Aerial Photograph
10 May 2011
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Keiss Broch
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Keiss Broch submitted by h_fenton on 4th Jul 2011. Keiss Broch, nr Keiss, Caithness.
At the time of my visit in May 2011 this broch looked a right mess full of rubbish plus old lobster pots and fish boxes, although recognisable as an ancient site, it would have been better to have backfilled this site after excavation, If you want to see a decent broch at Keiss walk c.150metres northeast to Whitegate Broch.
A incomplete and badly stitched Kite Aerial Photograph, I was really struggling with strong gusty winds to try and get some photograp...
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Kirk Tofts
Date Added: 26th Sep 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Kirk Tofts submitted by SolarMegalith on 26th Sep 2011. Interior of the broch with exposed masonry (photo taken on July 2011).
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Caithness Broch Centre
Date Added: 16th Oct 2011
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Caithness Broch Centre submitted by SolarMegalith on 16th Oct 2011. Part of the exhibition with artefacts from Caithness brochs interpreted as stone balls (on the right), gaming pieces made of fish vertebrae (left, down) and bone dice (middle).
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Log Text: Small but interesting exhibition with finds from Keiss brochs, Nybster, Kettleburn and other broch towers. Unfortunately, the descriptions are quite short and not very informative.
Nybster Broch
Date Added: 15th Nov 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Nybster Broch submitted by h_fenton on 20th May 2011. Oblique kite aerial photograph of Nybster Broch viewed from the northwest.
10 May 2011 @ 7.34am
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Gansclet Standing Stone
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Gansclet submitted by cosmic on 13th Oct 2007. Gansclet from East
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The Pap
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Pap submitted by cosmic on 14th Oct 2007. Remains of Pap Broch
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