The Achievement of Structural Stability in the Drystone Iron- Age Broch Towers in North Scotland

Dimitris Theodossopoulos; John Barber; Andrew Heald; Graeme Cavers

The Achievement of Structural Stability in the Drystone Iron- Age Broch Towers in North Scotland

Dimitris Theodossopoulos, John Barber, Andrew Heald, Graeme Cavers

Edinburgh College of Art

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Abstract

There is a growing need in the archaeological literature to focus more on the fabric and direct insight derived from the field monuments, in the case of brochs, going beyond typological analysis or speculations about the purpose of certain features. This study attempts to discuss the complexity of this type of Atlantic roundhouses in the construction and planning processes, combined with their structural design and performance, and also to treat brochs like architectural structures. Such focus can provide further valuable information on how stability was achieved in dry stone built structures of this scale. It can also augment what we learn about the technological culture and corresponding intellectual achievements of the period.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nuts and bolts of construction history
Subtitle of host publication	Culture, technology and society
Place of Publication	Paris
Publisher	Picard
Pages	1-11
Number of pages	11
Volume	3
ISBN (Print)	978-2-7084-0929-3
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Approaches to the conservation of the fragmented image of Scottish Iron-Age brochs
Theodossopoulos, D., 31 Dec 2021, In: Materiali e strutture. 2022, 18 p.
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Memory in practice and the practice of memory in Caithness, northeast Scotland, and in Sardinia
Barber, J., Cavers, G., Heald, A. & Theodossopoulos, D., 31 Dec 2021, Gardening time. Stoddart, S., Aines, E. D. & Malone, C. (eds.). Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, p. 7-15
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The Achievement of Structural Stability in the Drystone Iron- Age Broch Towers in North Scotland

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Approaches to the conservation of the fragmented image of Scottish Iron-Age brochs

Memory in practice and the practice of memory in Caithness, northeast Scotland, and in Sardinia

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