Waldsassen, Germany
1128-1132
Aldersbach, Germany
1127
Metten, Germany
766 AD
Tückelhausen, Germany
1138
Bremm, Germany
1137
Malchow, Germany
1298
Oberelchingen, Germany
1128
Niederalteich, Germany
731-741 AD
Stolpe, Germany
1153
Ellwangen (Jagst), Germany
c. 764 AD
Eresing, Germany
1884
Nütschau, Germany
1577/1951
Königsbronn, Germany
1303
Schöntal, Germany
1153
Roggenburg, Germany
1126
Rheine, Germany
1437
Kaisheim, Germany
1135
Heimbach, Germany
1486
Augsburg, Germany
969 AD
Rott am Inn, Germany
11th century
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village. Settlement here began sometime between 500 and 200 BC. At the centre of the settlement is a stone tower or broch, which once probably reached a height of around 10 metres. Its interior is divided into sections by upright slabs. The tower features two skins of drystone walls, with stone-floored galleries in between. These are accessed by steps. Stone ledges suggest that there was once an upper storey with a timber floor. The roof would have been thatched, surrounded by a wall walk linked by stairs to the ground floor. The broch features two hearths and a subterranean stone cistern with steps leading down into it. It is thought to have some religious significance, relating to an Iron Age cult of the underground.
The remains of the central tower are up to 3.6 metres high, and the stone walls are up to 4.1 metres thick.