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Type of Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure in Scotland
In archaeology, a broch /brɒx/ is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification "complex Atlantic
Broch
German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient (1922–2026)
Hugo Broch (6 January 1922 – May 2026) was one of the last living German Luftwaffe flying aces of the Second World War, along with Norbert Schücking.
Hugo_Broch
Tallest preserved example of an Iron Age broch or round tower
Broch of Mousa (or Mousa Broch) is a preserved Iron Age broch or round tower. It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland. It is the tallest broch
Broch_of_Mousa
Austrian writer (1886–1951)
Hermann Broch (Austrian German: [brɔx]; 1 November 1886 – 30 May 1951) was an Austrian writer, best known for two major works of modernist fiction: The
Hermann_Broch
Topics referred to by the same term
Scotland. Broch may also refer to: Broch of Clickimin, a broch near Lerwick, Shetland Broch of Culswick, an unexcavated coastal broch in Shetland Broch of Gurness
Broch_(disambiguation)
Norwegian actor
Nicolai Cleve Broch (born 14 November 1975) is a Norwegian theatre and film actor. He rose to national fame playing one of the leading roles in the 2002
Nicolai_Cleve_Broch
Norwegian lawyer and politician
Peter Theodor Broch (27 January 1904 – 26 April 1998) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Kristiania as a son of
Theodor_Broch
2012 film by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of Princess Merida of DunBroch (Macdonald) who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by
Brave_(2012_film)
Norwegian actress
Ida Elise Broch (born 25 June 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She is the half-sister of Nicolai Cleve Broch and Christian Cleve Broch. Broch played Catherine
Ida_Elise_Broch
Ruin and archaeological site in Scotland
Dun Carloway (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland (grid
Dun_Carloway
Broch in Scotland
Tappoch Broch, better known as Torwood Broch, is an iron-age broch located in a remote spot in dense woodland near Falkirk, Scotland. Tappoch broch was first
Tappoch_Broch
Norwegian writer (1864–1952)
Lagertha Olea Sofie Broch (27 January 1864 – 2 May 1952) was a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, and proponent for women's rights. Broch was born in Horten
Lagertha_Broch
Norwegian judge
Gamborg. He was a brother of Hjalmar Broch, Olaf Broch, Lagertha Broch and Nanna Broch, father of Lisbeth Broch, and father-in-law of Vilhelm Evang. He
Erling_Broch
2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland
Hall Broch (also Edinshall Broch; Woden's Hall Broch) is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found
Edin's_Hall_Broch
Iron Age village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west
Broch_of_Gurness
Broch in Stow of Wedale
Bow Castle is the remains of an iron-age broch near the Gala Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Stow. It is a scheduled
Bow_Castle_Broch
Iron Age structure on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland
Midhowe Broch (/ˈmɪdhaʊ brɒx/) is an Iron Age broch located on the west coast of the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland. Midhowe Broch (grid
Midhowe_Broch
Novel by Hermann Broch
1930s novel in three parts, by the Austrian novelist and essayist Hermann Broch. Opening in 1888, the first part is built around a young Prussian army officer;
The Sleepwalkers (Broch novel)
The_Sleepwalkers_(Broch_novel)
Broch in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
The Broch of Clickimin (also Clickimin or Clickhimin Broch) is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (grid reference
Broch_of_Clickimin
Broch in Scottish Highlands
Backies Broch is an Iron Age broch in Sutherland, Scotland, roughly 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of Golspie. The broch takes its name from the much smaller
Backies_Broch
Archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland
buildings, and levelling off old ones. Among the discoveries is an Iron Age broch, the Ness of Burgi fort. The site was first identified during improvements
Old_Scatness
Norwegian actress, singer and musical artist
Heidi Gjermundsen Broch (born 1 March 1975 in Norway) is a Norwegian actress, singer and musical artist. Gjermundsen went to Paul McCartney's famous Liverpool
Heidi_Gjermundsen_Broch
Small island in Shetland, Scotland
uninhabited since the nineteenth century. The island is known for the Broch of Mousa, an Iron Age round tower, and is designated as a Special Protection
Mousa,_Shetland
Scottish charity
The Caithness Broch Project is a Scottish charity which aims to promote the county of Caithness as a heritage tourism destination. Established as a company
Caithness_Broch_Project
Broch in Caithness, Scottish Highlands
Ousdale Broch, also known as Ousdale Burn or Allt a’ Bhurg (Scots Gaelic: ‘stream of the fort’) Broch, is an Iron Age broch (drystone tower) located between
Ousdale_Broch
Castle in West Lothian, Scotland
character's, Jamie Fraser, family home called Lallybroch but also known as Broch Tuarach. The castle from the east. Courtyard view of castle Approach to
Midhope_Castle
Broch in Galashiels
Torwoodlee Broch is the remains of an iron-age broch located near the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. No recorded prehistoric name for the broch survives
Torwoodlee_Broch
Norwegian politician (1818–1889)
Ole Jacob Broch (14 January 1818 – 5 February 1889) was a Norwegian mathematician, physicist, economist and government minister. Broch was born at Fredrikstad
Ole_Jacob_Broch
Norwegian social worker (1879–1971)
Anthony Zincke Broch. She was a sister of the children's writer Lagertha Broch, the zoologist Hjalmar Broch and the linguist Olaf Broch. Broch was appointed
Nanna_Broch
1945 novel by Hermann Broch
(German: Der Tod des Vergil) is a 1945 novel by the Austrian author Hermann Broch. The narrative imagines the last hours of life of the Roman poet Virgil
The_Death_of_Virgil
Danish professional golfer (born 1993)
Nicole Broch Estrup (née Larsen) (born 14 May 1993) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET). Broch Estrup
Nicole_Broch_Estrup
Broch in Stirlingshire
Leckie Broch is an iron-age broch located in Stirlingshire, Scotland. Just above the confluence of two streams with deep gulleys on the southern foothills
Leckie_Broch
Iron-age broch in the Highland Region of Scotland
Dun Telve (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Teilbh) is an iron-age broch located about four kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Kirkton, the main village of the community
Dun_Telve
Norwegian linguist (1867–1961)
phonetics. Broch was born in Horten, and was a brother of children's writer Lagertha Broch, zoologist Hjalmar Broch, and social worker Nanna Broch. He married
Olaf_Broch
Norwegian zoologist (1882–1969)
Hjalmar Broch (19 July 1882 – 6 August 1969) was a Norwegian zoologist and university professor at the University of Oslo (1937–1952). His specialty was
Hjalmar_Broch
Iron Age broch in the Scottish Highlands
(English: Grey Cairn) is an Iron Age broch on the eastern shore of the Scottish Highlands, near Golspie, Sutherland. The broch is located near Golspie in Sutherland
Carn_Liath_(broch)
Art or other objects that appeal to popular rather than high art tastes
oversaturation of art produced for the popular taste. Modernist writer Hermann Broch argues that the essence of kitsch is imitation: kitsch mimics its immediate
Kitsch
Jenny Broch, sometimes given as Jennie Broch, (born 1864 – died after 1911) was an Austrian coloratura soprano who had an active international career in
Jenny_Broch
Norwegian topographer and military officer
Lars Marius Bing Broch (1 April 1826 – 1 July 1882) was a Norwegian topographer, military officer and sports official. Broch was born in Fredrikstad to
Lars_Broch
Broch in North Ronaldsay
The Broch of Burrian is an Iron Age broch located on North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland (grid reference HY76275138). The Broch of Burrian
Broch_of_Burrian
Iron Age broch on Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Burroughston Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the island of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland (grid reference HY54062100). The site overlooks
Burroughston_Broch
Fictional main character from the 2012 film Brave
Merida, Princess of DunBroch is the main protagonist of the 2012 Disney/Pixar film Brave (2012). Voiced by Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald, Merida was
Merida_(Brave)
Norwegian judge (1939–2017)
Lars Oftedal Broch (1 January 1939 – 11 November 2017) was a Norwegian judge. He graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1965, and worked
Lars_Oftedal_Broch
Human settlement in Scotland
Zealand. North of Clachtoll and adjacent to Stoer beach sits an Iron Age broch, a double walled tower standing by the sea shore with walls still standing
Clachtoll
Sámi author and language worker
Siri Broch Johansen is a Norwegian Sámi author and language worker from Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. She trains teachers in the Sámi
Siri_Broch_Johansen
Broch in Lismore, Scotland
Tirefour Castle, (or Tirefour Broch, also spelled Tirfuir and Tirrefour) is an Iron Age broch located 4 kilometres north of Achnacroish on the island
Tirefour_Castle
Jens Peter Broch (November 6, 1819 – March 15, 1886) was a Norwegian orientalist and linguist that specialized in Semitic languages. Broch was born in
Jens_Peter_Broch
Dutch handball player (born 1990)
Yvette Broch (born 23 December 1990) is a retired Dutch professional handball player, who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Dutch national team. She
Yvette_Broch
Broch in Mainland, Shetland
The Broch of Culswick (also Culswick Broch) is an unexcavated coastal broch in the Shetland Islands of Scotland (grid reference HU25384481). It has good
Broch_of_Culswick
Iron Age broch in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Coldoch Broch is an Iron Age broch located in Stirlingshire in central Scotland (grid reference NS69649813). Coldoch Broch is located 4.5 kilometres southwest
Coldoch_Broch
crime drama television series, which stars Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Ida Elise Broch and Marte Engebrigtsen. The first season was broadcast in 2014 and the second
The Third Eye (Norwegian TV series)
The_Third_Eye_(Norwegian_TV_series)
Neolithic chambered cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland
name "Midhowe" comes from the Iron Age broch known as Midhowe Broch, that lies just west of the tomb. The broch got its name from the fact that it is the
Midhowe_Chambered_Cairn
Norwegian television series
integration into 21st-century Norway. The protagonists are Lars (Nicolai Cleve Broch), an Oslo police detective, and Alfhildr (Krista Kosonen), a Viking-era
Beforeigners
Aspect of Scottish history
Hall Broch in Berwickshire is the best-preserved southern broch and, although the ruins are superficially similar to some of the larger Orcadian broch villages
Scotland during the Roman Empire
Scotland_during_the_Roman_Empire
German-Mexican production designer
Brigitte Broch (born November 21, 1943), is a German-born Mexican production designer. Broch is a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Both of these are in
Brigitte_Broch
Iron Age broch on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland
Clumlie Broch is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland (grid reference HU40451811). Clumlie Broch is located in Dunrossness, on
Clumlie_Broch
American author and journalist (1899–1961)
Tonalism Literary arts Literature Apollinaire Barnes Beckett Bely Breton Broch Bulgakov Chekhov Conrad Döblin Forster Faulkner Flaubert Ford Gide Hamsun
Ernest_Hemingway
American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)
Tonalism Literary arts Literature Apollinaire Barnes Beckett Bely Breton Broch Bulgakov Chekhov Conrad Döblin Forster Faulkner Flaubert Ford Gide Hamsun
Stanley_Kubrick
Norwegian mathematician
Hartvig Nissen and Ole Jacob Broch. His years there came during Broch's most energetic university period, and it was Broch who inspired Sylow to study
Peter_Ludvig_Sylow
2022 Norwegian historical drama film
asks Ingrid to assist him in negotiations with the hostile mayor Theodor Broch. Ingrid in turn asks Wussow to help get Gunnar released. After Ross calls
Narvik_(film)
millennium BC through to the early Bronze Age. Estimates of the number of broch sites throughout the country, which date from the Iron Age, range from just
List of oldest buildings in Scotland
List_of_oldest_buildings_in_Scotland
Archeological site in Shetland, Scotland
Iron Age ruins include several different types of structures, including a broch and a defensive wall around the site. The Pictish period provides various
Jarlshof
Genus of hydrozoans
Inferiolabiata africana Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013 Inferiolabiata cervicornis (Broch, 1942) Inferiolabiata cestospinula Cairns, 2015 Inferiolabiata labiata (Moseley
Inferiolabiata
2007 Norwegian film directed by Ole Martin Hafsmo
Norwegian snowboard film. The main actors are Sebastian Stigar, Ida Elise Broch, Peter Stormare and Hilde Lyrån. The film was nominated for an Amanda for
Switch_(2007_film)
Broch in Sutherland
Broch of Inshlampie is an Iron Age broch in Scotland. Located in Farr, Sutherland, this possible broch is situated in a highly defensible position overlooking
Inshlampie_Broch
Scientific method applied to paranormal claims
could even say to Greek skeptics or Pyrrhonists. Physics professor Henri Broch [fr], who ran the International Zetetic Challenge (1987–2002) with Gérard
Zététique
Broch in Orkney
921019°W / 58.896336; -2.921019 Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is found on the northern
Broch_of_Ayre
Crosskirk Broch was a fortification near the present day hamlet of Crosskirk near Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. After thorough archaeological exploration
Crosskirk_Broch
Norwegian television series
television series that premiered on Netflix in December 2019. It stars Ida Elise Broch as Johanne, who scrambles to get a boyfriend to bring home for Christmas
Home for Christmas (TV series)
Home_for_Christmas_(TV_series)
Iron-age broch on the west coast of the island of Skye, Scotland
Dun Beag is an iron-age broch located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Struan on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. Dun Beag
Dun_Beag
Melton secretly removes Jamie from the farm house and sends him home to Broch Tuarach, expecting him to die en route. 31 2 "Surrender" Jennifer Getzinger
List_of_Outlander_episodes
near to Erskine on the River Clyde is now partly joined to the river bank. Broch of Clickimin is a former island in Loch of Clickimin, Lerwick, in Shetland
List_of_islands_of_Scotland
Norwegian historian, school principal and politician
Elisabeth Broch (1 May 1911 – 21 August 1991) was a Norwegian historian, school principal and politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Trondheim
Lisbeth_Broch
Extinct Russian–Norwegian pidgin
of the most studied northern pidgins; many linguists, for example, Olaf Broch, studied it. Unlike equatorial pidgins, it was formed from only two languages
Russenorsk
Norwegian artist (born 1950)
Cecilie Broch Knudsen (born 3 January 1950) is a Norwegian artist who was rector of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts from August 2007 to August 2015
Cecilie_Broch_Knudsen
2024 Norwegian film
Wittgenstein as Siegfried Fehmer Per Kjerstad [no] as Karl Marthinsen Jørgen Cleve Broch as Knut Haugland Ulrik William Græsli as Gregers Gram Benjamin Myhre [no]
Number_24_(film)
Human settlement in Scotland
from the same era as Shetland's brochs. The site is in the care of Historic Scotland. Also part of Scatness are the broch, wheelhouse and post-Iron Age
Scatness
Iron-age broch in Scotland
broch located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the village of Kirkton,Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved brochs in
Dun_Troddan
an age of forts and farmsteads, the most dramatic remains of which are brochs some of whose walls still exceed 6.5 m (21 ft) in height. Pastoral farming
Scotland_in_the_Iron_Age
Danish politician
Lave Knud Broch is a Danish politician and Vice President of the European political alliance, EUDemocrats and substitute member to the European Parliament
Lave_Knud_Broch
French composer, musicologist, and lecturer (1928–1973)
planned a large-scale cycle of pieces, La Mort de Virgile, based on Hermann Broch's novel The Death of Virgil, a book which Barraqué's friend and sometime
Jean_Barraqué
Sanford Story by : David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch & Jill Goldsmith Teleplay by : David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15) 4AJQ16 Shirley
List_of_Boston_Legal_episodes
eventually signed. Broch avoided Nordic coordination on the matter, which could only harm Norway's views. At the same time, Broch worked with two issues
Norwegian Parliament's adoption of the metric system
Norwegian_Parliament's_adoption_of_the_metric_system
Broch in Mainland, Shetland
The Broch of West Burrafirth is an Iron Age broch located on the west side of Mainland, Shetland (grid reference HU25625720). The broch stands on a low
Broch_of_West_Burrafirth
Town in Shetland, Scotland
in Bressay Sound. Iron Age (800 BC – AD 800) settlement is known at the Broch of Clickimin, which was constructed as early as 400 BC. The first settlement
Lerwick
Mechanical devices used to simulate human sexual activity
Archived from the original on 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-03-15. Leahy, Janet & Broch, Lawrence. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," Boston Legal, Episode 2/20. First
Sex_machine
Genus of hydrozoans
Broch, 1936 Stylaster aurantiacus Cairns, 1986 Stylaster bellus (Dana, 1848) Stylaster bilobatus Hickson & England, 1909 Stylaster bithalamus Broch,
Stylaster
Broch in Yell, Shetland
982976 Burra Ness Broch is an iron-age broch located on the east coast of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Burra Ness Broch (grid reference HU55729572)
Burra_Ness_Broch
Extinct Russian–English pidgin language
Petersburg: Jakov Trej. pp. 406–407. Broch, Ingvild (1996). "Solombala-English in Archangel". In Ernst Håkon Jahr; Ingvild Broch (eds.). Language Contact in the
Solombala_English
2013 Norwegian film
in peace. Pål Sverre Hagen as archaeologist Sigurd Svensen Nicolai Cleve Broch as archaeologist Allan Sofia Helin as Elisabeth Bjørn Sundquist as the tour
Gåten_Ragnarok
Association football club in Scotland
in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. The fishing port is known locally as 'The Broch' hence the club nickname. They currently play in the Highland League in
Fraserburgh_F.C.
American writer and novelist (1897–1962)
Tonalism Literary arts Literature Apollinaire Barnes Beckett Bely Breton Broch Bulgakov Chekhov Conrad Döblin Forster Faulkner Flaubert Ford Gide Hamsun
William_Faulkner
American poet (1886–1970)
began an affair with the German author Hermann Broch, with whom she struck up a complex collaboration. Broch asked her to begin translating his work in progress
Jean_Starr_Untermeyer
Broch in Mainland, Orkney
The Broch of Borwick is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland (grid reference HY22411678). It is a scheduled monument. The Broch of Borwick
Broch_of_Borwick
Academic computer science journal
2007. Jim Woodcock took over as editor-in-chief in 2007. Since 2025, Einar Broch Johnsen and Maurice ter Beek are joint editors-in-chief. Until the end of
Formal_Aspects_of_Computing
Iron Age broch in Scotland
Lanndale Broch is an Iron Age broch in Sutherland, Scotland. The broch is located next to Langdale Burn, a quarter mile from the River Naver. It stands
Langdale_Broch
Pair of archipelagos near Scotland
Shetland. Numerous brochs were erected during that period. The finest preserved example of these distinctive round towers is the Broch of Mousa. In 2011
Northern_Isles
Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
cemetery is located on Vatersay, as well as an Iron Age broch; the remains of a similarly aged broch is located on the east of Barra itself. Remains of Bronze
Barra
Mousa a broch?" Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Proc. Soc. Antiq. Scot. 111 pp. 220–228. Armit, I. (2003) Towers in the North: The Brochs of Scotland
List of oldest extant buildings
List_of_oldest_extant_buildings
Broch in Scottish Highlands
Skitten Broch was an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Killimster and North Killimster in Caithness, Scotland (grid reference ND32345655)
Skitten_Broch
BROCH
BROCH
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Broken.
BROCH
BROCH
Boy/Male
Muslim
Tall, Towering, Lofty
Boy/Male
Indian
Glorious
Boy/Male
Hebrew Biblical
Gift from God.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Preethi | பà¯à®°à®¿à®¤à¯€, பà¯à®°à®¿à®¤à¯€Â
Love, Satisfaction
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Shining star
Girl/Female
Indian
Worship, Prayer, Pooja
Biblical
Naamah can refer to a figure in , the wife of Solomon or a demon, beautiful; agreeable
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Traditional
Ship Island; Brave; Cenel's Island; Fountain or Spring
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Gaelic, Irish
Hero
BROCH
BROCH
BROCH
BROCH
BROCH
n.
A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
v. t.
A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
a.
Woven with a figure; as, broche goods.
n.
See Broach, n.