Broubster Explained

Country:Scotland
Coordinates:58.51°N -3.66°W
Official Name:Broubster
Static Image:Loch Saorach - geograph.org.uk - 947983.jpg
Static Image Caption:Loch Saorach next to Broubster.
Map Type:Caithness
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Os Grid Reference:ND0338159177

Broubster is a village in Highland, Scotland. Near Broubster, there is a Bronze Age megalithic arrangement. Ten stones remain of an original set of approximately 36. The arrangement is similar to a larger arrangement at Achavanich.[1]

Geography

Broubster lies on the Forss Water, 6 miles south of Lybster farm on the A836.[2] Loch Calder is located about 1 miles to the west. An older settlement that is now ruined lies to the south of Broubster, that included several hut circles. This was the former planned village, which was established in the late 19th century to re-house some of the tenants evicted from the Broubster and Shurrery estates. Four rows of buildings are still clearly visible, one still partly roofed with turf. The last inhabitants left in the 1950s.[3]

To the east of Broubster lies a marsh called the Broubster Leans or Leans of Achaeter. This is a transition mire which has developed on a floodplain on the River Forss. The Leans support a diversity of plant communities from open water to Carr, rush pasture, blanket bog and quaking bog considered to be one of the best of its kind in the United Kingdom.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Broubster. Caithness Archaeological Trust. Caithness Archaeological Trust 2004. 11 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071006084512/http://www.caithnessarchaeology.org.uk/broubster.html. 6 October 2007. dead.
  2. Web site: Broubster. The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 30 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Explore Caithness. Highland HER. The Highland Council 2012, HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd. 30 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517032420/http://her.highland.gov.uk/Caithness.html. 17 May 2017. dead.
  4. Book: Robert J. Fuller. Birds and Habitat: Relationships in Changing Landscapes. 30 March 2018. 8 November 2012. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-89756-3. 254–.