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Torwoodlee Broch
55.6369° N, -2.8505° E
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Torwoodlee Broch is the remains of an iron-age broch located near the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Roman coin (1st century AD)
1st century AD
Broch construction
c. 100 AD
Possible destruction
c. 140 AD
First clearance by James Curle
1891
Systematic excavation by Stuart Piggott
1950
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Defensive Walls
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