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Stackrue is a broch situated approximately 350 metres west of Lyking in Wasbister, Orkney. The Iron Age structure forms part of the substantial broch population in Orkney, a period of settlement and fortification spanning roughly the first centuries BCE and CE. A chapel of later medieval date was subsequently constructed in proximity to the broch, reflecting the long continuity of settlement and religious significance at this location across more than a millennium. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record under the designation SM1472.
Stackrue, broch and chapel 350m W of Lyking, Wasbister is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1472. View the official record →
Stackrue is a broch situated approximately 350 metres west of Lyking in Wasbister, Orkney. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1472.
Stackrue, broch and chapel 350m W of Lyking, Wasbister dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch and chapel 350m w of lyking, wasbister. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Stackrue, broch and chapel 350m W of Lyking, Wasbister is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Barnhouse, mound, 160m NE of (4.7 km), Cummi Howe, broch (4.9 km), Hall of Ireland, cairns 320m NW of (5.6 km).
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