Caithness Broch Centre
Location
Nybster, Caithness,
Scotland, KW1 4XR
Accessibility and amenities
Access over uneven ground
See full details below
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Caithness Broch Centre
Location
Nybster, Caithness,
Scotland, KW1 4XR
Accessibility and amenities
Access over uneven ground
See full details below
Aerial View of Nybster Broch, Caithness Broch Centre © Craig Macintosh, Crown Copyright HES
Caithness Broch Centre
Ionad Dhùn Ghallaibh
Nybster Broch
Dùn Nybster,
Nybster Broch, an Iron Age (550BC – 560AD) broch settlement which predates the Pictish period but which is thought to show evidence of later use by the Picts. The site consists of an Atlantic roundhouse with numerous external outbuildings.
The broch is located near the Caithness Broch Centre. To visit the broch by car: driving south from the Centre along the A99 look out for the signpost to the “Harbour Car Park”. Turn left of the A99 to the car park and you will find a path leading from the car park to the broch. (The walk from car park to broch is around 500m.) As the road can be quite busy, we do not recommend walking along the road between the Caithness Broch Centre and Nybster Broch. NOTE: the Caithness Broch Centre is not currently open to the public. Centre likely to re-open in 2021 but please check www.highlifehighland.com for details
Further information
Nybster Broch is located in a scenic coastal location just south of the Caithness Broch Centre on the A99. You can also see a monument to Sir Frances Tress Barry to the east of the broch. There is a signposted path to the broch.
Accessibility and amenities
Caithness Broch Centre not open
No entry fee
Free parking
Less than 500m From Parking
Follow signposted path approx 500m
No wheelchair access to Broch
Follows a short path over uneven ground
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