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Applecross, North-west Scotland, First screened 16 April 2006

Time Trial

Watched the programme, browsed the web pages? Now try our quick quiz to see how you get on.

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How many sites of brochs have been identified in Scotland?

 

What is the height of the best-preserved brochs?

 

How wide were the walls of the broch excavated by Time Team at Applecross?

 

And what was its diameter?

 

The word 'broch' comes from the Old Norse word for 'fortification'. The same word can be found in placenames such as 'burgh', 'borough' and 'borro', among others. What is the word?

 

What do archaeologists think brochs might have developed from?

 

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