At the Broch of Gurness, a well-preserved Iron Age settlement in Orkney, Scotland, dating to roughly 500–200 BC, you can find this artifact….. #history #ancient #historylovers #historic #archaeological | History Piece

The cat's out of the broch! 😻 Have you seen the new 3D #Sketchfab model of the Broch of Gurness: https://skfb.ly/oRpZB Our Digital Documentation and Innovation Team have created a 3D-model the Broch of Gurness and you can now explore the over 2,000-year-old walls of the ancient site from your screen! The team have even included Tammy, the famous Gurness cat in the model. It took 3,460 photographs and 262 scans to scan the site in such detail! #Cat #CatContent #History #ScottishHistory #DYK #Did

Have you ever heard of a Scottish broch before? I hadn’t until I came to Shetland, but there are many incredible Iron Age stone towers dotted around northern Scotland. Clickimin Broch is one of the best preserved, and it’s amazing to imagine what life was like here 2,000 years ago. 📍Clickimin Broch, Lerwick, Shetland #clickiminbroch #shetlandhistory #shetlandislands #scotlandtravel #ancientscotland | Ruth Aisling

Between Golspie and Brora is Carn Liath or “the Grey Cairn”. This broch occupies a terrace overlooking the shore, has walls that are still 12ft high in places, and comes complete with a well preserved entrance passage and lintelled doorway. The remains of the broch are still impressive. The interior is deeper than the exterior, which remains partially banked. In the entrance passage is a cavity that was possibly used to guard the broch. And on the opposite side of the broch from the entrance is

Nicole Broch Estrup (-10) ready for the challenge of chasing down a second LET title tomorrow 💪🏼 #RaiseOurGame | #JoburgLadiesOpen | Ladies European Tour

A big week for Nicole Broch Estrup before she takes some time away from tour to have her first baby ❤️ #ExcitementIsOurGame | Ladies European Tour

Come along on a virtual tour of Scotland's best-preserved broch on the Isle of Mousa in Shetland! If this has piqued your interest in brochs be sure to come to our A Journey Through Scotland's Past: Age of Iron lecture next Thursday! Visit Mousa: http://ow.ly/Hxzc309Mbg7 #HHA2017 | Historic Scotland