broch

Obsolete, brough

[brokh, bruhkh]

noun

1. 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.

broch

/ brɒk, brɒx /

noun

1. (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

Word History and Origins

Origin of broch¹

First recorded in 1645–55; Scots, metathetic variant of burgh

Word History and Origins

Origin of broch¹

C17: from Old Norse borg ; related to Old English burh settlement, burgh

Example Sentences

Both 20-somethings at the time, López Mari and Pérez, recruited a “dream team” to execute it — including Andrzej Sekula, cinematographer for “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs,” as well as Brigitte Broch, Oscar-winning production designer and art director for “Amores Perros” and “Romeo + Juliet.”

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When officials sought funding help from state and federal partners, they were rebuffed, said Broch Bender, spokesperson for the King County road services division.

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As his friend and fellow exile Hermann Broch observed, Mann had a “stupendous capacity for work,” which allowed him to put his exile to good use.

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Mainland’s archaeological gems include Jarlshof, which includes ruins from the Bronze, Iron, Pictish and Viking eras, and, just offshore, the some 2,000-year-old Broch of Mousa.

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Amy Broch's husband Sean died last year with motor neurone disease.

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