Caithness Broch Project

The Caithness Broch Project is a Scottish charity which aims to promote the county of Caithness as a heritage tourism destination.[1] The group highlight the region's archaeological landscape, particularly the high number of brochs (Iron-Age drystone towers) in the area, of which Caithness can lay claim to more than anywhere else in Scotland, and has led for some to call Caithness to be called "the home of the broch".[2] Over half of the brochs in Scotland are found in Caithness.[3] The overall goal of the project is to build a replica broch.[4]

Caithness Broch Project
Formation29 January 2016
Founded atCaithness
HeadquartersThurso
Websitehttp://www.thebrochproject.co.uk/
Nybster Broch, in Caithness

In November 2016, Alyn Smith, Scottish National Party MEP, credited the project with being a "model example of community-led activism."[5] Promotional activity for the project has included the production of miniature chocolate replica brochs.[6]

Inner wall of Dunbeath Broch

The Caithness Broch Festival

To coincide with the VisitScotland Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology in 2017, the Caithness Broch Project announced the Caithness Broch Festival, a year-long archaeology festival, to include field walking, archaeological survey, and other hands-on archaeological activities.[7] Scottish newspaper The National was announced as the media partner in November 2016.[8] The festival is part of a three-year project undertaken to discover more about brochs.[9]

References
  1. "The Caithness Broch Project". The Caithness Broch Project. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. Heald, Barber, Andy, John (2015). Caithness Archaeology: Aspects of Prehistory. Dunbeath: Whittles Publishing. ISBN 1849951519.
  3. "Secrets of the Highland broch to be unlocked". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  4. "Plans for broch replica to show history of Caithness". www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  5. "Alyn Smith: Caithness broch project is an example of community-led activism at its finest". The National. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  6. "Sweet success as Ruth raises project cash with chocolate brochs". The National. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  7. "Archaeology festival planned for Caithness in 2017". www.celebrate-scotland.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  8. "Project to bring ancient brochs of Caithness back to life". The National. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  9. "Secrets of the Highland broch to be unlocked". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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