Croick Broch, Scottish Highlands
Tonight, I am reporting on a broch the remains of which is located close to Croick Church on which I have reported previously.Location is about 48 miles north of Inverness In essence brochs: Comprise tall, round towers which are not dissimilar to modern-day lighthouses. Feature walls which were double-skinned and tapered. No mortar was used. The walls were bonded together at intervals by rows of flat slabs. Contain stairs were constructed between the double walls which provided access to galleries and small rooms on separate stories. Are invariably located on prominent positions on the landscape. Likely high status homes for a local chieftain type person and his extended family and animals. Feature ground level access via a small, narrow entrance which could be easily defended. Number about 500 which are concentrated in the north, particularly the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), Western Isles and Caithness on the mainland. Date...