Tappoch Broch

Tappoch Broch, better known as Torwood Broch, is an iron-age broch located in a remote spot in dense woodland near Falkirk, Scotland [1]. Tappoch broch was first excavated in 1864 by Colonel Joseph Dundas [1]. The dry stonework is built of large, irregular stone blocks from the immediate vicinity [1]. The oval chamber measures 10.8 to 9.8 metres, is paved and has a large fire spot in the middle [1]. In the south-west of the chamber a short aisle branches off to the right and leads to an unusually well-preserved staircase in the wall [1]. Finds included saddle and rotary querns, a potential stone 'lamp' and several sherds of coarse pottery [1].