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View of the interior of Midhowe, broch.
C 30177 CN
Description View of the interior of Midhowe, broch.
Date 1994
Collection Lesley M Ferguson
Catalogue Number C 30177 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 335950
Scope and Content Broch at Midhowe, Rousay, Orkney The Broch of Midhowe on Rousay is built on a small promontory. The outer defences are confined to the landward side. A sea wall was built during the 1930s to put an end to the erosion which had destroyed part of the W side of the site. This is a view of the ground floor interior of the broch. In its last phase of use, tall slabs divided it into two semicircular rooms, each with cells and cupboards. Each room has its own hearth and water tank. Many finds from the site are now in the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, with metalwork, jewellery and a number of bone and stone tools. A Roman bronze ladle was probably acquired through trading or raiding and not by direct contact. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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