2012

NT7760 : Edin's Hall Broch

taken 12 years ago, near to Abbey st Bathans, Scottish Borders, Scotland

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Edin's Hall Broch
Edin's Hall Broch
Information panel about the unusual nature of this broch in southeast Scotland.
Edin’s Hall Broch

A prehistoric hillfort in the valley of the Whiteadder Water, with one of the few Iron Age brochs in Lowland Scotland. The site may have been occupied between 2500 and 1500 years ago. A double line of ramparts and ditches defended the enclosure, inside which were houses and walls. Subsequently, when the defences became obsolete, Romano-British buildings were constructed on the ramparts. The main feature is the broch, a large circular stone structure, with an entrance and four pairs of chambers off, one of which has steps which would have led to other chambers higher up. The best one in Britain is that at Mousa in Shetland Link. As well as the broch, the base of which can be seen on the skyline as one approaches from Toot corner near Abbey St Bathans, there are the remains of other huts and walls. Now in the care of Historic Scotland.


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NT7760, 59 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 23 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 24 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 7727 6030 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:50.1233N 2:21.8683W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 7727 6030
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