Nybster

Nybster is a scattered rural and crofting township, situated in Caithness and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is located along the A9 road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Auckengill and 7 miles (11 km) south of John o' Groats.[1]

Nybster
Nybster is located in Caithness
Nybster
Nybster
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND367876
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWick
Postcode districtKW14
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

It is the location of the Nybster Broch, first excavated by Rev James Maxwell Joass (of Golspie in 1895[2] and again by Sir Francis Tress Barry in about 1900.[3] A broch is an Iron Age building that is unique to Scotland. This one was probably built between about 200 BC and 200 AD and re-used during the Pictish period (AD 300 - 800). The Caithness Broch Centre nearby provides an opportunity to learn more about the communities that lived in the brochs, those who excavated them and the communities who are still involved with them today.

References
  1. Murphy, Alan (10 April 2014). Scotland Highlands & Islands Footprint Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-909268-62-3.
  2. "Letter from J M Joass to Dr J Anderson, 30 September 1895, describing excavations at Nybster Broch, Caithness and illustrating painted pebbles found at Wester Broch and Road Broch from the excavations ... | Canmore".
  3. Proceedings of the ... Viking Congress. Oliver and Boyd. 1950. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7486-0430-2.


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