Description

The monument consists of an Iron Age drystone fortification, a broch, standing upon a slight knoll in a marsh. The remains take the form of a mound, within which can be observed stones marking the outer face of a circular wall 4m thick and 18m in overall diameter. The entrance, over which at least one lintel survives in situ, is on the

NE side. The area to be scheduled is circular, 25m in diameter and centred upon the broch, as marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a well-preserved broch which although ruined does not seem to have been archaeologically disturbed. It may thus contain below its rubble much information, accessible to excavation, concerning defensive and domestic architecture in the middle to late Iron Age (c. 200BC to c. 400AD), and also concerning contemporary local society and economy. It has the potential to contribute considerably to our knowledge of later prehistoric society in the Western Isles.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NF 74 NE 4.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland