Further reading

Towers of the North: The brochs of Scotland by Ian Armit (Tempus, 2002) £15.99
Ian Armit is one of the broch experts who worked with Time Team on the Applecross excavation. His book is a comprehensive account of the brochs of north-west Scotland, including how they were built, their purpose, their history and what we know about the society in which they arose. Armit also gives an account of how the study of brochs has developed since 19th-century 'antiquarians' (in some cases, little more than treasure hunters) first began excavating them.

Brochs of Scotland by J N G Ritchie (Shire Archaeology, 1998) £4.99
This volume examines some of the best ancient monuments in Britain – the Iron-Age brochs of north-west Scotland. It sets the building of these fortifications into context and looks at some of the theories that have been proposed for their origins.

In the Shadow of the Brochs: The Iron Age in Scotland edited by Beverley Balin Smith (Tempus, 2002) £25
An authoritative yet readable new account of the Scottish Iron Age.

The Iron Age in Northern Britain: Celts and Romans, natives and invaders by D W Harding (Routledge, 2004) £27.99
The Iron Age in Northern Britain examines the impact of the Roman expansion northwards, and the native response to the Roman occupation on both sides of the frontiers.

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