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Broch of Burrian

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Broch of Burrian
Broch of Burrian. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Broch of Burrian is an Iron Age broch located on North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland (grid reference HY76275138).

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Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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