Skitten Broch

Coordinates: 58°29′31″N 3°09′44″W / 58.491873°N 3.162328°W / 58.491873; -3.162328

Skitten Broch
Shown within Highland
Alternate name Kilmster broch
Location Scottish Highlands
Coordinates 58°29′31″N 3°09′44″W / 58.491873°N 3.162328°W / 58.491873; -3.162328
Type Broch
History
Periods Iron Age

Skitten Broch was an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Killimster and North Killimster in Caithness, Scotland (grid reference ND32345655).[1]

Location

The RAF Skitten base was built on the remains of Skitten Broch.

Description

Skitten broch was destroyed in the 1940s[2] during the building of the nearby Killimster aerodrome, from which Operation Freshman departed.

History

Sir Francis Tress Barry partially excavated Skitten broch in 1904. Ahead of its destruction in 1940, a second excavation was carried out by Calder in 1940.[3]

References

  1. RCAHMS. "Skitten (9129)". Canmore. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. "Skitten Broch". Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. Calder, Charles S T (1950). "Report on the excavation of a broch at Skitten, in the Kilmster district of Caithness". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 82. External link in |title= (help)
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