Coldoch Broch
56°09′29″N 4°06′01″W / 56.158012°N 4.100374°W
 Interior of Coldoch Broch | |
  Location in Stirlingshire | |
| Location | Stirlingshire |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56°09′29″N 4°06′01″W / 56.158012°N 4.100374°W |
| Type | Broch |
| History | |
| Periods | Iron Age |
Coldoch Broch is an Iron Age broch located in Stirlingshire in central Scotland (grid reference NS69649813).
Location
[edit]Coldoch Broch is located 4.5 kilometres southwest of Doune.[1] It stands on a slight rise immediately next to the flat land of the Forth Valley – originally an extensive marsh.[2] As recently as 2007 the site was described as being "overgrown with turf and weeds".[2]
Description
[edit]The broch has a maximum internal diameter of 8.8 metres and stands up to 2.4 metres in height.[2] The entrance is on the east side, and is unusually narrow. The entrance passage is about 5.8 metres long, and has no guard cell.[2] The interior of the broch has three intra-mural rooms, which are approximately rectangular in shape.[2] There is a doorway to the intra-mural stair.[2]
Excavations
[edit]The broch was apparently cleared out just before 1870, and although a plan was prepared, a report on the excavation never appeared.[2]
See also
[edit]- Leckie Broch, 3 miles to the south
References
[edit]- ^ Ritchie, J N G (1998). Brochs of Scotland. Shire Publications. p. 52. ISBN 0747803897.
- ^ a b c d e f g Historic Environment Scotland. "Coldoch Broch (45356)". Canmore. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
External links
[edit]Media related to Coldoch Broch at Wikimedia Commons
