Broch of Gurness

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Broch of Gurness
Broch of Gurness

The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age 'broch village' on the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound. The remains of the central tower attain a height of up to 3.6 metres with stone walls up to 4.1 metres thick.[1] The broch would likely have had a conical or mildly hyperbolic top[2], and has the remains of a settlement surrounding and adjoining it.

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  1. ^ C.Michael Hogan, Gurness, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, 02 December 2007 [1]
  2. ^ Angus Konstam (2006) "Forts of Celtic Britain", Osprey Publishing, 64 pages, ISBN 184603064

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