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Achavar,broch NNW of Occumster Railway Station

A Scheduled Monument in Wick and East Caithness, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.3152 / 58°18'54"N

Longitude: -3.2617 / 3°15'41"W

OS Eastings: 326180

OS Northings: 936985

OS Grid: ND261369

Mapcode National: GBR L69R.BMH

Mapcode Global: WH6F4.W80B

Entry Name: Achavar,broch NNW of Occumster Railway Station

Scheduled Date: 14 July 1939

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM510

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch

Location: Latheron

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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