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Posted: 25 Sep 2021

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Clachtoll Broch

Clachtoll Broch
Clachtoll Broch heavily ruined, the wall stands about 2 metres tall at its highest---it would have been up to 10 metres tall originally. Enough wall still stands at the doorway to show the huge triangular lintel stone above the doorway. This type of lintel stone is a common feature of brochs.
The external diameter is just over 16 metres. The interior has not been excavated and is full of rubble, but is thought to be about 8 metres in diameter.
The usual double-wall construction, with a stairway running up through the cavity, can still be seen.
There are guardchambers on either side of the entrance. A steatite cup was found in a niche in the wall of one of the guard chambers in the early 1900s.

ps this is thought to be in the region of 2000 years old!

Andrew Trundlewagon, Erhard Bernstein, tiabunna, Marco F. Delminho and 4 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Marta Wojtkowska
Marta Wojtkowska club
Amazing structure. Formidable even in ruins!
4 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Marta Wojtkowska club
Yes you are right. thanks for the visit.

Herb
4 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Fabulous ruins, testimonies of a glorious past
Superb image and collage, Herb
Thanks also the enlightening information
4 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to J.Garcia club
Ah, all our past is glorious in one form or another my friend. Glad you liked this.

Herb
4 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Das war einmal eine mächtige Wehranlage!
4 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Very clever Image Herb like it a lot nice job.
TOZ
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
Nothing too clever Toz, two straight shots one used as an inset. Memories too of our Anglesey ancient shelter and village.

Chers. Herb
4 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
that is certainly an impressive structure bit surprised its not been excavated at all.

www.clachtollbroch.com/story

Was a good read for those interested like me.
4 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Steve Paxton club
Wonderful that you went to the trouble to research this Steve. Whilst we were there, there was a researcher inside the broch explaining to another visitor how much work there had been done already and how much was yet to be done. As far as I know, nobody seems to be able to put an exact date to this but, old it certainly is. Glad you thought it interesting. Herb
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
I find these late neolithic structures absolutely fascinating, Herb. You just have to wonder how they moved and handled all those very substantial rocks to build structures such as this.
4 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
The world was growing and learning even so many years back George. When i look at this, I cannot help but compare it with the even earlier structures of the Pyramids etc. A different world.

Cheers, Herb
4 years ago.

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