Coldoch Broch facts for kids
Interior of Coldoch Broch
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 Location in Stirling
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| Location | Stirlingshire |
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| Coordinates | 56°09′29″N 4°06′01″W / 56.158012°N 4.100374°W |
| Type | Broch |
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| Periods | Iron Age |
Coldoch Broch is an ancient tower from the Iron Age period. It is a type of building called a broch. You can find it in Stirlingshire, which is in central Scotland (grid reference NS69649813). Brochs are special stone towers built a very long time ago.
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Where is Coldoch Broch?
Coldoch Broch is located about 4.5 kilometers (or 2.8 miles) southwest of a town called Doune. It sits on a small hill. This hill is right next to the flat land of the Forth Valley. This valley used to be a very large marshy area. Not too long ago, in 2007, people said the site was covered in grass and weeds.
What Does Coldoch Broch Look Like?
The inside of the broch is quite big, measuring about 8.8 meters (or 29 feet) across. The walls still stand up to 2.4 meters (or 7.9 feet) high. The main entrance is on the east side. It's quite narrow compared to other brochs.
The entrance passage is about 5.8 meters (or 19 feet) long. Interestingly, it doesn't have a small room, called a guard cell, next to it. Inside the broch's thick walls, there are three rooms. These rooms are mostly rectangular in shape. There is also a doorway that leads to a staircase built within the wall.
Discovering Coldoch Broch's Past
People explored Coldoch Broch just before the year 1870. They cleared out the inside of the broch to see what was there. Someone even drew a map of the site. However, a full report about what they found was never published. This means we don't have all the details of their discoveries.
See also
- Leckie Broch, another broch located about 3 miles to the south.
