Snabrough broch
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| Location | Unst, Shetland |
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| Type | Broch |
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| Periods | Iron Age |
Snabrough broch is a ruined broch located on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It overlooks Snabrough Loch.
Location
[edit | edit source]Snabrough Broch overlooks Snabrough Loch, south of Burragarth on Unst. It is about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) east of Bluemull Sound. It stands on a short, low promontory on the loch shore, and is surrounded to the north by rolling cultivable land.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Snabrough Broch has an external diameter of around 18 metres (60 ft).[1] Little of its structure can be seen, but traces of the inner and outer faces of the broch wall are on the southeast side.[1] The entrance is on the northwest side, but is filled with debris.[1] The broch was visited in the 18th century by antiquarian George Low, who noted "large hollow apartments ... following the curve of the wall"; these are no longer visible.[1]
On the landward side of the broch there was an outer wall or rampart with a ditch, which curved across the broad neck of the promontory.[1] Between the outer wall and the broch there may have been some out-buildings.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
