Midhowe Broch On Visit To West Coast Of Island of Rousay In The Orkney Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Midhowe Broch, an iron age broch located on visit the west coast of the island of Rousay one of the Orkney Islands. It was built some time in the last centuries BC. It occupies a naturally defensive site on a promontory. The name Midhowe means middle mound and this is just one of three brochs closely grouped together. Brochs are unique to Scotland, with more than than 500 surviving examples. Many stood alone, but brochs in Orkney and Caithness, including Midhowe and nearby Gurness, were surrounded by sizeable settlements. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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