Skirza

Skirza
Wick
Skirza Wick;
Postcode district	KW1 4
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 58°35′47″N 3°04′01″W / 58.59631°N 3.0669°W

Skirza or Skirsa, is a small remote linear fishing village, overlooking

Highland. The village of Freswick

lies directly southwest of Skirza.

Broch

The remains of the 2nd or 3rd century Broch is located on the promontory of Skirza Head.^[2] It measures 22ft in diameter within a wall 14ft thick with the entrance in the south-southeast and is protected on the landward side by a 30 foot ditch.^[2] South of the entrance is a basin which is some 10ft deep and 10ft by 7ft across.^[2]

References

^ Microsoft; Nokia (26 February 2017). "Skirza" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Skirza Head Archaeology Notes". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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[1] Microsoft; Nokia (26 February 2017). "Skirza" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[canmore-2] "Skirza Head Archaeology Notes". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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