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broch

(brɒk; brɒx)
n
(Fortifications) (in Scotland) a circular dry-stone tower large enough to serve as a fortified home; they date from the Iron Age and are found esp in the north and the islands
[C17: from Old Norse borg; related to Old English burh settlement, burgh]
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broch

A circular, drystone Iron Age tower containing living quarters, common in the north of Scotland and thought to have been used as a fortified home.
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Buckie were unchanged from the side which defeated Formartine United 1-0 at Victoria Park on Saturday while the Broch welcomed back central defender Jamie Beagrie from offshore.
Ten-man broch were leading through Paul Campbell at Victoria Park, but Kieran simpson's own goal in injury time made it 1-1, forcing spot-kicks with the visitors triumphing 6-5 after both sides had taken nine penalties.
Ko, of South Korea, and Nicole Broch Larsen, of Denmark, started the final round as co-leaders, with Henderson 2 shots back in third place.
World number one Ko Jin-Young and Denmark's Nicole Broch Larsen set up a final round duel at the Canadian Pacific Women's Open on Saturday after battling to the top of the leaderboard following a low-scoring third round.
The prolific Broch striker's opener in Saturday's 4-1 battering of Buckie Thistle was his 200th in the Highland League, with 132 goals for his current club and a further 68 for Formartine.
The Broch needed three points to keep alive their fading hopes but went a goal down after six minutes then saw captain Bryan Hay red-carded only five minutes later.
Bill and Lesley Lindsay, owners of the Broch Cafe in Strathyre, also told guests about the impact of the National Cycle Network on small businesses.
Hugo Broch, 95, is thought to be the first Luftwaffe pilot to fly in the iconic British fighter.
Broch and Romanticism has by now become almost a subfield of research.
At 10 under par after 36 holes, Morgan headed into the final round leading the pack with Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark but England's Hannah Burke fired a bogey-free final round of seven-under-par 64 to come from four shots behind to claim her first Ladies European Tour trophy.