broch
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
Origin of broch
1- Also Obsolete, brough .
Words Nearby broch
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How to use broch in a sentence
It occurs within the pentacle symbol engraved on a pebble from the broch of Burrian, Orkney.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyThe hunter shouted out in his dream if there was any one in the broch, to let him in for the Holy One's sake.
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales | VariousShe is not yet dressed and wears a tea-gown, loose, with many folds: vieux rose broch, salmon-coloured plush and old lace.
Majesty | Louis CouperusThe Scottish broch-people, associated in tradition with the Picts, were notorious for their piratic habits.
Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) MackenzieProbably the many hut circles which surround this broch are of later date and were formed from its ruins.
British Castles | Charles H. Ashdown
British Dictionary definitions for broch
/ (brɒk, brɒx) /
(in Scotland) a circular dry-stone tower large enough to serve as a fortified home; they date from the Iron Age and are found esp in the north and the islands
Origin of broch
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