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Wednesday 30 November 2016
The location of brochs and broch-like structures (1)
I'm sure that everyone is aware that brochs are unique to certain parts of Scotland, but it's always worthwhile to see this distribution displayed on a map. So for my first post under this heading we'll start with a map of Scotland.
The map clearly shows a high density of brochs in Caithness, Orkney and Shetland, suggesting that they originated in one of these locations. It also indicates that there were very strong links between these areas, with rather weaker links to the Western Isles and to Skye.
Thanks Steve - I would guess that sea routes were more used in the past - perhaps travellers from Caithness, Orkney and Shetland brought their ideas to the Hebrides. We maybe need to look into the other areas to see what there is in common or different to our brochs.
The map clearly shows a high density of brochs in Caithness, Orkney and Shetland, suggesting that they originated in one of these locations. It also indicates that there were very strong links between these areas, with rather weaker links to the Western Isles and to Skye.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve - I would guess that sea routes were more used in the past - perhaps travellers from Caithness, Orkney and Shetland brought their ideas to the Hebrides. We maybe need to look into the other areas to see what there is in common or different to our brochs.
ReplyDeleteWorth a try, but it could be difficult given the amount of variability within one area.
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