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Broch of West Burrafirth

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The 186th tallest tower in the world

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Broch of West Burrafirth
Broch of West Burrafirth. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Broch of West Burrafirth is an Iron Age broch located on the west side of Mainland, Shetland (grid reference HU25625720).

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

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