An Account of the Ruins of the Broch of Dun Telve, near Glenelg, excavated by H.M. Office of Works in 1914

Alexander Curle (Author)


Keyword(s):
Stone Cups Nine Pottery Sherds, Whorls, Guard Chamber, Artefacts
Period(s):
Eighteenth Century, 1914

Abstract


Descriptions of the broch survive from the eighteenth century when it was in a far less ruinous state. The broch survives in part to a height of 33 feet with seventeen steps leading to the upper galleries of which parts of five survive. A guard chamber and outbuildings also survive. Artefacts include three stone cups, nine pottery sherds and five whorls.

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Published
30-11-1916
How to Cite
Curle, A. (1916). An Account of the Ruins of the Broch of Dun Telve, near Glenelg, excavated by H.M. Office of Works in 1914. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 50, 241-254. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.050.241.254
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