What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bell Mount as Broch (iron Age)(possible), Cairn (period Unassigned), Hut Circle (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bell Mount is a possible Iron Age broch, a type of drystone roundhouse associated with the Iron Age in northern Scotland. Its significance lies in its potential contribution to understanding early Iron Age settlement and defensive architecture in the region.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Scrabster HarbourFlood Defences (period Unassigned), Slipway(s) (period Unassigned) · 828 yd
Ben Rannes: Spear Head, Pentland FirthTrawler (20th Century) · 1495 yd
Wolfburn DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Magnus Mowat MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Dr John Grant Smith MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 2.1 mi
Cairnmore HillockMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Brims CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0