Thesaurus Term/Concept: BROCH

Identifier 143003
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An Iron Age round defended house, found mainly in the north and west of Scotland. Brochs have a tapering profile and thick, usually hollow dry stone walls which contain galleries, cells and a stairway, with guard cells at the entrance.

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