Picture No | 11093017 |
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Description | A Scottish broch, reconstruction |
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Unique among prehistoric hillforts: a Scottish broch. Showing the intra-mural galleries: a restoration drawing, in section, of a typical broch, a type of roofless Celtic fort of the Iron Age built of stones without mortar. The broch is here shown in section, half being cut away diagrammatically in order to reveal the construction of the walls.
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Source | Drawing by Amedee Forestier in The Illustrated London News, 23rd October 1920 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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