BROCH
\bɹˈɒk], \bɹˈɒk], \b_ɹ_ˈɒ_k]\
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broh, n. the local name applied in the north of Scotland to the ancient dry-built circular castles, known also to the Gaelic-speaking people as duns, and to antiquaries as Pictish towers.--Also BROGH and BROUGH. [Old Norse borg; A.S. burh.]
By Thomas Davidson
