broch

Meaning

A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɹɒx/
Etymology

From Scots broch, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz. Doublet of borough and burgh.

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