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Latitude: 58.7838 / 58°47'1"N
Longitude: -3.1477 / 3°8'51"W
OS Eastings: 333748
OS Northings: 989040
OS Grid: ND337890
Mapcode National: GBR L5LJ.2S9
Mapcode Global: WH6BW.MH93
Entry Name: Green Hill of Hestiegeo,broch
Scheduled Date: 10 November 1953
Last Amended: 6 February 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1422
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch
Location: Walls and Flotta
County: Orkney Islands
Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles
Traditional County: Orkney
The monument consists of the remains of a broch, an Iron Age fortification, with substantial outworks.
The broch itself survives as a mound some 4m high on the shore edge. It has been partly eroded by the sea, and walling can be seen in the shore face. About 30m out from the broch are traces of an outerwork, probably an earthen rampart. Between this and the broch irregular ground indicates the likely presence of outer dwellings and other structures associated with the broch.
The area to be scheduled is irregular on plan. It is bounded on the SE by the high water mark of the shore, on the WSW by a fenceline along which its edge measures 85m, and on the N and ENE by straight lines measuring 90m and 40m respectively, all as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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