Definition of broch Broch

bro•ch•

We found 3 definitions of broch from 2 different sources.

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What does broch mean?

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  • broch (Noun)
    A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-skinned walls found on Orkney and Shetland and parts of the Scottish mainland.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • broch
    broh, n. the local name applied in the north of Scotland to the ancient dry-built circular castles, known also to the Gaelic-speaking people as duns, and to antiquaries as Pictish towers.—Also Brogh and Brough. [Old Norse borg; A.S. burh.]
  • broch
    brōch, obsolete spelling of Broach

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