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单词 broch
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broch
noun[C]
uk
/brɒk//brɒx/us
/brɑːk/
aprehistoric(= from anancienttimebefore there were writtenrecords)roundstonetowerinnorthernScotland:
（苏格兰北部的）史前圆形石塔
This is one of thebestpreservedbrochs,itsdry-stonecircularwallsreachingaheightof more than 30ft on the seawardside.这是保存最完好的史前圆形石塔，干石圆墙朝海一侧的高度达到30多英尺。
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  • Iwanttoworkon Eilean na Roin - that'sSealIsland, where the broch is.
  • I have been toseearchaeologicalsites- Clickimmin Broch is one of the mostremarkableinBritain.
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(Definition ofbrochfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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A similar pattern has also been observed inbrochdoorway orientation.
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Thebrochitself is visible from the mainland and may have served as a warning to potential invaders that the island was well protected.
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Various hypotheses have been suggested as to the function of these structures but before these are explored, it is necessary to define what exactly is meant by the term 'broch'.
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The construction of brochs, with their double-skinned drystone walls made it possible to build tall yet comparatively lightweight structures.
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Archaeologists since the 1960s have distinguished brochs from smaller structures of similar construction, usually called duns.
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They also constructed hillforts and a small number of crannogs and brochs.
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The ruin visible today reflects this secondary phase of the broch's use.
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The origin of brochs is a subject of continuing research.
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There are differences between the various areas in which brochs are found, with regard to position, dimensions and likely status.
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The largest constructions that date from this era are the circular brochs and duns and wheelhouses.
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Though there was much argument in the past, it is now generally accepted that brochs were roofed, probably with a conical timber framed roof covered with a locally sourced thatch.
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Thebrochhas a wall 4.1 metres thick, enclosing an area 9.7 metres in diameter.
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The excavations showed that there had been two phases of occupation before thebrochwas built.
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The archaeologists who excavated it believes that it was a hollowed tower typebrochwith an internal wood structure.
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Thebrochconsists of a drystone tower with a diameter of around 18.6 metres with walls about 4 metres thick at the base.
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