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Latitude: 57.8392 / 57°50'21"N
Longitude: -4.223 / 4°13'22"W
OS Eastings: 268119
OS Northings: 885463
OS Grid: NH681854
Mapcode National: GBR H8Y0.8B9
Mapcode Global: WH4DR.3797
Entry Name: Leachonich,broch 100m SE of
Scheduled Date: 18 February 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4962
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch
Location: Edderton
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton
The remains of a broch measuring 18.5m in overall diameter with a wall 4.6m wide. The entrance is in the E and to the S of it are traces of an intra-mural cell. The area to be preserved measures 40m in diameter, to include the structure described above and an area around it in which traces of activities associated with its use will survive, as depicted in red on the attached map: the scheduled area specifically excludes the modern structure on its N boundary.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The site is of national importance because it can give us a greater understanding of Iron Age settlement. It is of particular interest for its potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric structural techniques.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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