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Preferred term

Brochs  

Definition

  • Massive circular double-walled drystone towers with a single entrance and inner chambers used as living quarters; the central open area might have been used for cattle and might have had a hearth and a well or cistern; unique to Scotland

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • BROGHS
  • BROUGHS
  • HOUSES, TOWER, BROCHS
  • HOUSE TOWERS, BROCHS
  • TOWER HOUSES, BROCHS

Notation

  • 117526

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-XCHPD25F-0

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