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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bow Castle Broch
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Galashiels Nearest Village: Torsonce
Map Ref: NT4613541717
Latitude: 55.665960N Longitude: 2.857845W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Bow Castle Broch** submitted by Creative Commons : Site in Scottish Borders Scotland This is one of only three brochs in the Scottish Borders, the other two being at Torwoodlee near Galashiels and Edin's Hall near Abbey St Bathans. Copyright Walter Baxter and licensed for reuse under th Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Broch in Scottish Borders

This is one of only three brochs in the Scottish Borders, the other two being at Torwoodlee near Galashiels and Edin's Hall near Abbey St Bathans.

For further information see Canmore ID 54520 which says: "This broch stands on level ground on the brink of a steep descent SW to the valley of the Gala Water. The ruin of its wall is surmounted by a tall modern cairn built out of the debris. The broch was originally formed by a wall 15ft thick, enclosing an area 31ft in diameter, with the entrance in the NE. It was excavated in 1890 when pottery, including some 2nd century Roman amphora fragments, were found, and in 1922 a 2nd century Roman enamelled bronze brooch in the form of a cock was found among the ruins of the wall. This, and other small finds, are in the NMAS. ( R W Feachem 1963) ..... The rubble remains of this broch occupy the summit of a hill. Its wall, 4.5m thick and 0.5m maximum height, encloses a 10.0m diameter court, with an entrance in the E. It has a small modern cairn on its W side. On the gentle slope E of the broch are the slight remains of walls and the occasional scooped area."
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NT4641 : Bow Castle Broch by Jim Barton — by Jim Barton
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NT4641 : Bow Castle by Walter Baxter — by Walter Baxter
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NT4641 : Bow Castle Broch by Douglas Johnston — by Douglas Johnston
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NT4641 : A cairn and the remains of Bow Castle Broch by Walter Baxter — by Walter Baxter
©2006(licence)

NT4641 : The remains of Bow Castle Broch by Walter Baxter — by Walter Baxter
©2006(licence)

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