Crosskirk Broch

Crosskirk Broch
Crosskirk, Caithness, Scotland
Crosskirk Broch memorial cairn, overlooking the site of the broch.
Crosskirk Broch is located in Caithness
Crosskirk Broch
Location in Caithness
Coordinates58°36′30″N 3°40′48″W / 58.608197°N 3.679948°W / 58.608197; -3.679948
Site information
ConditionDestroyed by the sea
Site history
BuiltIron age
MaterialsStone

Crosskirk Broch was a fortification near the present day hamlet of Crosskirk near Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. After thorough archaeological exploration it was destroyed in 1972 since the site had become unsafe due to sea erosion. The site was unusual in having a broch, a large circular fortification, built within an older promontory fortification with a ring wall and blockhouse.


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