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In archaeology, a broch /brɒx/ is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification "complex Atlantic roundhouse" devised by Scottish archaeologists in the 1980s.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgawater | instance of | Place names in Scandinavian Scotland | 0.80 | text |
| Burgan show that Old Norse borg is the older word used for these structures in the north | instance of | Place names in Scandinavian Scotland | 0.80 | text |
| Dun Dornaigil | instance of | Some brochs | 0.80 | text |
| Culswick in Shetland have unusual triangular lintels above the entrance door.As in the case of Old Scatness in Shetland | instance of | Some brochs | 0.80 | text |
| drystone walling | instance of | New broch plannedThe Caithness Broch Project was set up in 2013 as a project in experimental archaeology to build a broch using traditional techniques | 0.80 | text |
| drystone wall building | instance of | preservation of local skills in techniques | 0.80 | text |
| and to attract tourists | instance of | preservation of local skills in techniques | 0.80 | text |
| Broch | related to Distribution | The | 0.60 | section |
| Broch | related to Distribution | Scotland | 0.60 | section |
| Broch | related to Distribution | Caithness | 0.60 | section |
| Broch | related to Distribution | Sutherland | 0.60 | section |
| Broch | related to Distribution | Northern Isles | 0.60 | section |
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