Tappoch Broch

Coordinates: 56°02′37″N 3°52′28″W / 56.043487°N 3.874351°W / 56.043487; -3.874351

Tappoch Broch

Southern side of Tappoch Broch
Location in Falkirk, Scotland
Location Falkirk
Coordinates 56°02′37″N 3°52′28″W / 56.043487°N 3.874351°W / 56.043487; -3.874351
Type Broch
History
Periods Iron Age, Roman

Tappoch Broch, better known as Torwood Broch, is an iron-age broch located near Falkirk, Scotland.

Location

The Broch is located in the Falkirk Council area in central Scotland.[1]

History

Tappoch broch was first excavated in 1864 [2] by Colonel Joseph Dundas. Small-scale excavations have taken place near the site sporadically since. Recently, a conservation project run by Archaeology Scotland and grant aided by Forestry Commission Scotland cleared the site of scrub vegetation. The broch was then surveyed by laser scanning.

Archaeological Finds

Unlike other Lowland Brochs such as Leckie Broch artefacts recovered from Tappoch were relatively sparse with no Roman material on site. Finds included saddle and rotary querns, a potential stone 'lamp' and several sherds of coarse pottery.

References

  1. ↑ RCAHMS. "Tappoch Broch (47004)". Canmore. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Dundas (1868) Notes on the excavation of an ancient building at Tapock in the Torwood, Parish of Dunipace, County of Stirling, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. 6, pp 259-65. Last Accessed 13 July 2014

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