From the shadow of Neolithic standing stones to the rise of Iron Age tower fortresses, the broch builders of northern ...

A tourist visits Mousa Broch, the tallest known Iron Age broch and one of Europe's best-preserved prehistoric buildings Photo by Arterra / Universal Images Group via Getty Images In 2013, ...

A new digital image has been created of a planned reconstruction of an Iron Age broch. The towers, which have only been found in Scotland, were built to heights of 12m (40ft). Caithness Broch Project ...

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A BOLD plan to build the first broch in 2,000 years has been given the go-ahead. The lofty, double-walled drystone structures date from the Iron Age period and are unique to Scotland. You'll now ...

It is one of northern Scotland’s most iconic archaeological monuments that provides a unique insight into the nation’s Iron Age past having emerged after a 14 year series of community excavations.

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Conservation work has been completed on an Iron Age drystone tower that was damaged by Victorian archaeologists. The ruins of Ousdale Burn Broch, north of Helmsdale in Caithness, had fallen into ...

Archaeologists and volunteers spent more than two years constructing a 10m tall replica of an Iron Age stone-built tower - only to demolish it. Dr Andrew Heald, curator in archaeology at the National ...

An Iron Age drystone tower damaged by Victorian archaeologists is to be conserved. The ruins of Ousdale Burn Broch, north of Helmsdale in Caithness, has fallen into further disrepair over the last 120 ...