Region : Highlands District : Caithness Town or village : Dunbeath Grid Reference : ND 155 304 Period : Late 1st millennium BC Dunbeath BROCH

Broch overlooking the Dunbeath Water, in Caithness. The broch wall, that is 1m high at the entrance, rises to 4m at the opposite side. The internal diameter is of 8.2m. A doorway opposite the entrance leads to a chamber within the broch wall. In the entrance passage there are door-checks and traces of a guard cell. The site was cleared in 1990 by Historic Scotland and Dunbeath Preservation Trust.

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