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The broch and ‘village‘
The broch and the encroaching cliff, showing the pronounced stratification that makes much of the Orkneys perfect for building in stone slabs
Inside the wall
Interior
Stairs in wall
Exterior settlement
14/8/96-nice spot for a picnic :)
14/8/96-the daunting entrance
14/8/96-the scary waves in the background!
14/8/96-the interior held together mostly by iron bars!
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Visited 5.6.12
Myself and Sophie wandered around the Broch as part of our visit to the nearby Chambered Cairn.
The Broch is pretty well preserved although a fair bit of it is held together with bolts and metal bars!
You can certainly get a good feel of how people would have lived inside these structures and how the Broch was constructed.
This Broch is the best I visited on Orkney but I have to say it is not as good as a couple I visited on Shetland – but that’s another story!
Broch of Midhowe, Rousay
Wednesday 14/8/96
Had an exploration of this broch after we had visited Midhowe Cairn. However, I wouldn’t be too inquisitive as some of this place looks like it has seen better days and might collapse at any minute (there’s lots of iron bars and bolts holding bits together). I got tutted at by a group of American tourist for (carefully) daring to stand on a low section of wall in order to get a better view inside- well, excuse me! Inside, the broch is divided into two by a very thin stone wall (supported by those iron bars!) and has a hearth, water tank, cupboard-type affairs- much like some of the Skara Brae fittings. A grand place to have lunch and watch the scary wave power in Eynhallow Sound.
Sites within 20km of Broch of Midhowe
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North Howe
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Midhowe
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South Howe
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Whoom
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Quendal
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Knowe of Rowiegar
photo 4 description 1 link 1 -
Knowe Of Swandro
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Westness
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Knowe of Lingro
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Broch of Burgar
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Loch of Wasbister
photo 4 description 3 -
Burgar
photo 10 description 2 -
Knowe of Grugar
photo 12 description 3 -
Knowe of Lairo
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Peterkirk
photo 5 description 2 -
Knowe of Ramsay
photo 3 description 1 -
Knowe of Stenso
photo 11 description 2 -
Broch of Gurness
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Knowe of Burrian
photo 5 description 1 -
Knowe of Yarso
photo 28 description 5 -
Long Stone
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Lower Arsdale
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Blackhammer
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Knowe of Hunclett
photo 6 description 1 -
Tammaskirk
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Quoys
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Redland North
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Redland South
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Knitchen Hill
photo 3 description 1 -
Taversoe Tuick
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Costa Hill
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Ness of Woodwick
photo 10 description 2 -
Cubbie Roo’s Burden
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Knowe of Midgarth
photo 10 description 2 -
Yetnessteen
photo 4 description 3 -
Mittens
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Hundland Hill
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Scockness
photo 8 description 2 -
Tingwall
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Knowes of Lingro
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Knowes of Lingro
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Kirbister Hill
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Crustan
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Knowe of Crustan
photo 8 description 5 -
Seven Knowes
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Harraymen’s Graves
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Newan
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Knowe of Nesthouse
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Loch of Boardhouse
photo 4 description 5 -
Stanerandy
photo 11 description 7 -
Sandyhall
photo 4 description 2 -
Queena Fjold
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St. Magnus’s Well
photo 4 description 2 -
Knowe of Dishero
photo 13 description 2 -
Burrian (Corrigall)
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Ravie Hill
photo 1 description 3 -
Knowe of Makerhouse
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St Mary’s Kirk (Isbister)
photo 7 description 1 -
North Biggin
photo 9 description 3 -
Oxtro Broch
photo 11 description 3 link 1 -
Berrydale
description 1 -
Wheebin
photo 9 description 6 -
Dounby House
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East House
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Oyce of Isbister
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Knowe of Buckquoy
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Point of Buckquoy
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Point of Buckquoy
photo 4 description 1 -
Lyde Road
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Knowe of Skea
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Knowe of Skea
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Spurdagrove
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Quinni Moan
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Knowes of Trotty
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Hourston
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Knowes of Howana
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Knowe of Skorn
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Nettletar
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Grind
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Burrian (Russland)
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Knowes of Yonbell
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Fitty Hill
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Appiehouse
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Chapel Knowe
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Knowe of Burrian (Garth Farm)
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Maesquoy
photo 1 description 1 -
Vestrafiold
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Knowe of Gullow
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Staney Hill
photo 17 description 5 -
Dale
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Vetquoy
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Staney Hill
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Henge
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Snaba Hill
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Feolquoy
photo 1 description 3 -
Russel Howe
photo 10 description 3 -
Wasdale
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The Hillock
photo 15 description 3 -
Howe Harper
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Pickaquoy
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Stockan
description 1 -
Rowamo Cottage
photo 3 description 1 -
Shennar Howe
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Upper Garson
photo 1 description 1 -
Rosemount and Easthouse
description 1 -
Burrian Broch
photo 1 description 1 -
Twi Ness
photo 3 description 2 -
Linnahowe
photo 7 description 5 -
Hill of Heddle
photo 1 description 1 -
Grimston
photo 9 description 1 -
Hurkisgarth
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Skaill Church
photo 1 description 2 -
Millhouse
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Loch of Skaill Niche
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Vola
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Setter Noost
photo 11 description 1 link 1 -
Knowe of Verron
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Harray Viewpoint
photo 6 description 2 -
Skaill road
photo 1 description 2 -
Ingshowe Broch
photo 19 description 2 -
The Fairy Knowe
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Quoybirse
photo 4 description 1 -
Lower Hobbister
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Crossiecrown
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Ring of Bookan
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Quanterness
photo 5 description 4 -
Rennibister
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Stones of Via
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Via Barrow
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The Brecks
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Via Mound
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Via Mound
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Loch of Clumly
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Stackrue-Lyking Mound
photo 4 description 2 -
Skae Frue
photo 9 description 6 -
Skara Brae
photo 65 forum 6 description 21 link 5 -
Stackrue Broch
photo 15 description 6 link 1 -
Bookan
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Wasbister Cairn
photo 9 description 1 -
Burn of Mussetter
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Burn of Mussetter
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Bookan Cairns
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Unyatuak
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Linga Fold
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Maeshowe
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Plumcake Mound
photo 5 description 4 -
Fresh Knowe
photo 9 description 4 -
Wasbister Disc Barrow
photo 16 description 1 -
Saverock
photo 9 description 6 -
Ring of Brodgar
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Comet Stone
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Eday Manse
photo 4 description 2 -
Wideford Hill
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Nabban
photo 6 description 1 -
Saverock
photo 7 description 4 -
Ness of Brodgar Cairns
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Wideford Hill
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Ness of Brodgar
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Salt Knowe
photo 7 description 7 -
Barnhouse Settlement
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Southside Stone
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Stone of Odin
photo 2 forum 2 description 11 link 1 -
Lochview
photo 18 forum 1 description 13 -
Knowe of Angerow
photo 11 description 2 -
Knowe of Nebigarth
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Voy
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Knowe of Geoso
photo 8 description 4 -
Eday Church
photo 1 description 1 -
The Watchstone
photo 18 description 8 link 1 -
Wideford
photo 5 description 3 -
The Standing Stones of Stenness
photo 104 forum 2 description 18 link 3 -
Broch of Steiro
photo 19 description 2 link 1 -
Barnhouse Stone
photo 7 forum 1 description 5 -
Burn of Cruland
photo 2 description 1 -
Links of Noltland
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Hillock of Burroughston
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Knowe of Queen O’Howe
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The Pierowall Westray Stone
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Voy
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Broch of Borwick
photo 18 description 6 link 1