Midhowe Broch
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Midhowe Broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone round tower and settlement complex on the Orkney island of Rousay, notable as one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midhowe Chambered Cairn | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age archaeological site
ⓘ
broch ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalType | round tower ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | latitude/longitude ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | near sea level ⓘ |
| endTime | Roman Iron Age ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Walter Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasAccess | visitor path and boardwalk ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central circular tower
ⓘ
domestic structures ⓘ guard cells ⓘ hearths ⓘ intramural galleries ⓘ stone partitions ⓘ surrounding settlement complex ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Midhowe Chambered Cairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStructure | modern protective shed ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Atlantic roundhouse studies
ⓘ
Iron Age archaeology ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument (Scotland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rousay archaeological landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ “Egypt of the North” archaeological concentration on Rousay ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic coastal zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Eynhallow Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of Rousay ⓘ |
| location |
Orkney Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rousay NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | drystone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch
ⓘ
size and complexity ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1st millennium BC ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive purposes
ⓘ
domestic occupation ⓘ status display ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.