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Location: Wales, UK
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 |  | Mousa Broch and House
< on 8/9/2012 10:06 PM >
|  | | | Broch of Mousa is the finest preserved example of a broch or round tower in Shetland, Scotland. It is the tallest still standing in the world and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildings in Europe. It is thought to have been constructed circa 100 BC, one of 570 brochs built throughout Scotland. The site is managed by Historic Scotland.
It has one of the largest overall diameters of any broch, as well as one of the thickest wall bases and smallest interiors; this massive construction (as well as its remote location) is likely to be the main explanation for its excellent state of preservation.
Located on the island of Mousa, it stands 44 feet high and is accessible via a single entrance at ground level. Once inside, a visitor may ascend an internal staircase to an open walkway at the top. It is the only broch which is complete right to the top, including the original intramural stair. It is built of dry stone with no mortar, thus any disturbance could cause a great deal of damage. The characteristic hollow-walled construction is very clear at this site.
The broch went through at least two phases of occupation. In its original condition it doubtless contained a complex wooden roundhouse with at least one raised floor resting on a ledge or scarcement 7 ft above the ground. This floor was probably reached by the stone stair inside the wall. A second scarcement about 13 ft up could have supported a second floor or a roof. The entrance passage was low and lintelled with flat slabs and a water tank was cut in the underlying rock. There was also a large rectangular hearth resting on the rock.
Some time later a low stone bench was added round the base of the inside wall and this extended a short way into the entrance passage. The wooden roundhouse may have been demolished at this point; it was certainly demolished before the small wheelhouse (with three projecting stone piers) was built in the interior.
These Norse occupations are probably reflected in the fact that the original low lintels of the broch entrance have been torn out (their stumps can be seen), and the outer doorway doubled in height (it has now been restored to its original low level). This implies that the interior and the entrance were full of debris so the Norsemen had to raise the roof of the passage to get in.
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Imbroglio
    
Location: DFW
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The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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<Reply # 1 on 8/10/2012 1:27 AM >
| | | | Thanks for sharing this; I'm always amazed at the ancient ruins one can see and explore in the British Isles.
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PaleAle
Location: Florida
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<Reply # 2 on 8/10/2012 5:10 PM >
| | | | EPIC!!! Thank you, love this!!
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Mr. D Ralter
 
Location: Northern California
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We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity
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<Reply # 3 on 8/20/2012 4:45 AM >
| | | | Nice!
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