Bow Castle Broch
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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 monument.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM1162|desc=Bow Castle, broch 1000m E of Bow|access-date=13 March 2019}}
Description
Bow Castle ({{gbmapping|NT46134171}}) stands on level ground on the edge of a steep slope southwest of the valley of the Gala Water.{{Canmore |num=54520 |desc=Bow Castle |access-date=15 February 2014}} The broch has a wall 4.1 metres thick, enclosing an area 9.7 metres in diameter.
The broch is one of only three remaining in the Borders; the other two are Torwoodlee Broch, and Edin's Hall Broch.
Excavations
It was excavated in 1890 when pottery, including some 2nd-century Roman amphora fragments, were found. In 1922 a 2nd-century Roman enamelled bronze brooch in the form of a cockerel was found among the ruins of the wall.
Information concerning the dating and use of the broch is limited due to the lack of modern excavations. However, Torwoodlee Broch, two miles to the north, was built and destroyed during the Roman occupations of southern Scotland and it is likely that Bow Castle shared a similar history.
References
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Further reading
- Curle, J. (1892) 'Notes on two brochs recently discovered at Bow, Midlothian, and Torwoodlee, Selkirkshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol. 26, Pages 68–70
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Bow Castle Broch}}
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{{Scotland during the Roman Empire}}
Category:Archaeological sites in the Scottish Borders
Category:Scheduled monuments in the Scottish Borders
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