Region : Tayside District : Angus Town or village : Edzell Grid Reference : NO 555 668 Period : Late 1st milennium BC Brown Caterthun HILLFORT

The hillfort comprises six lines of defences (more easily seen from the air). The innermost fortification was a massive stone wall with a single entrance to the north. It measures 60m x 80m. The other five ramparts, broken by an unusually large number of entrances, enclose a total internal area of about 330m x 300m. The name 'Brown' refers to its heather-covered ramparts. At the other side of the valley there is a twin, although later, hillfort called White Caterthun. In care of Historic Scotland

Other brochs, duns, forts ------------------ Brown Caterthun Carn Liath Clickimin Craig Phadrig Dun an Sticir Dun Ardtreck Dun Beag Dunbeath Dun Carloway Dun Dornaigil Dun Ringill Dun Telve Dun Troddan Edinshall Gurness Loch of Houlland Midhowe Mousa Ness of Burgi White Caterthun Other sites in Tayside ---------------------- Brown Caterthun Carlungie Clachan an Diridh Croft Moraig Fortingall Fowlis Wester Leys of Marlee (Ardblair) Lundin Farm Monzie Newbigging Sandy Road (Scone) Tealing White Caterthun