🏰 Brochs of the World

These are notable brochs — the enigmatic hollow-walled drystone round towers raised in Scotland in the Iron Age, among the most sophisticated ancient buildings in Europe, their purpose still debated. Each profile shows where the broch stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

39 brochs are listed below. Open any broch for its full profile.

Europe (39)

Europe (39 brochs)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.