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Mousa Broch, Shetland

Mousa Broch

Mousa Broch stands on the island of Mousa in Shetland, and is the finest preserved example of a broch or round tower in the British Isles. It is the tallest still standing in the world and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildings in Britain or indeed in Europe.

The broch is an Iron Age fortress, thought to have been built around 100 BC, one of 570 brochs built throughout the northern coastlands. The site is managed by Historic Scotland. (Read more)