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The Brough of Borwick is an Iron Age broch situated in Orkney, Scotland. This circular stone tower, characteristic of broch architecture found throughout northern Scotland, dates to the Iron Age period and represents the distinctive defensive or high-status residential structures that emerged in this region during the first millennium BCE. The site's location on the Orkney Islands places it within the important concentration of broch monuments that distinguish the northern Scottish archaeological landscape, reflecting the economic and social complexity of Iron Age communities in this area.
Borwick,Brough of,broch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1418. View the official record →
The Brough of Borwick is an Iron Age broch situated in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1418.
Borwick,Brough of,broch dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a brough of,broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Borwick,Brough of,broch is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1418.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brough of Bigging, promontory fort, Yesnaby (1.2 km), East Bigging, burnt mound 390m S of (1.9 km), Billia Fiold, enclosures, platforms and banks (2.3 km).
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