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Caithness Broch Project

@TheBrochProject

3 years

If someone could get some famous people to reply to (and/or) retweet this tweet so that when I wake up I can be free of my unending nightmare of having to do social media that would be great thank you, here are some nice #brochs

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SHUT. THE. FRONT. DOOR! A NEW PICTISH STONE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN ELGIN! #Pictish #Picts #Scotland #Archaeology

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

#Stonehenge was a broch there it's finished we can all go home now

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

⚪️OUR VISION⚪️ We are Caithness Broch Project, and we want to do something that hasn’t been attempted in 2,000 years: We want to build a broch! Today, we are able to share our vision with you. This is our goal, our ambition, our dream. Huge thanks to @Rob_Marshall ! #Brochs

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

Brochs: natural enemies of Greggs

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Caithness Broch Project

@TheBrochProject

10 months

We're never going to pay for a blue tick We're never going to promote our posts We're never going to spam anyone who doesn't want to be spammed by brochs but damn it, we will continue to post about brochs And we'd appreciate a wee RT to help people learn all about the CBP :)

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

I would like to see if there is a better photo of a cat and a prehistoric monument. I'm waiting. #CatsOfTwitter #archaeology #cats

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

I'm a great believer that you don't need to post at a certain time to make something go viral, because social media companies just make it all so insanely difficult anyway. So if you could all helping me by retweeting these beautiful #Caithness brochs, that would be great

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

M A G N I F I C E N T

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@TheBrochProject

10 months

genuinely sad to think that there are people out there who have never heard of brochs and who might never EVER hear about them So, twitter, here are some brochs - btw we wanna build one! Help us do that with a RT? Thank you! 🙏 #brochs #Caithness

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

How the bloody hell am I meant to make this broch go viral

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@TheBrochProject

6 months

*AHEM* 🗣️ANNOUNCEMENT🗣️ After a LENGTHY search for the perfect site, CBP are pleased to announce that we have identified an area in #Caithness as the preferred site for the #BigBrochBuild . A big step forward for our project - we hope you'll join us for the rest of the journey!

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Caithness Broch Project

@TheBrochProject

3 years

🙏 Please please I beg of you 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 DO THIS 🙏 👉DON'T JOIN US AS A FRIEND 👈 ESPECIALLY if you 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 things that: 1) Are completely free 2) Take less than a minute to do 3) Support fragile places 4) Do fun archaeological projects DONT DO IT

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

2020 eh? Its been tough, its been tragic, its been toilet roll-less. So we thought we'd give some good news: 5 years ago we set out to 'save #OusdaleBroch ' 😄Today we can say we've done just that.😄 Its now safe, secure & more accessible to visitors! #Caithness #archaeology

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Using only #archaeology , tell me where you grew up.

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

this is how big our broch would be if it was a terrifying person

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Tell me you've visited the Caterhuns without telling me you've visited the Caterhuns

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

Borve Estate Broch - a stunning modern take on the prehistoric #brochs of #Scotland . Don't worry, our broch will neither contain glass nor Egyptian cotton... But here's a question. If we built some roundhouses near our broch, would you stay in them? #Archaeology #Architecture

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

This Valentines Day, be spontaneous, romantic, sensual... But please don't send any nude Picts.

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

Happy International Cat Day from the #Broch of Gurness Cat!

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

QUICKLY CLEANSE YOUR TWITTER FEED WITH SOME BROCHS RETWEET NOW SO THAT HUMANITY MIGHT HAVE SOME HOPE THE ALGORITHM DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE IF WE WORK AS A TEAM

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

NEW PICTISH STONE DISCOVERED IN #DINGWALL AREA!! EXCUSE ME JUST GONNA HYPERVENTILATE FOR A BIT SDHFSDUIFHSUIDFHSUDFHSDUIFHSDUFHUSDFHDFUIHSDIFHUSFHISDUFHSUI #Scotland #Pictish #Highlands #NC500 #Archaeology #Picts

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

Seeing as @assassinscreed think it's perfectly OK to give *uniquely* #Scottish brochs to #England in their new game, we see this as the only appropriate recourse. #AssassinsCreed #Valhalla #Vikings #Stonehenge #Brochs #Archaeology #Tunnocks

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

The 2,000 year-old 'broch' mentioned in the Great British Railway Journeys episode tonight in #Caithness is in fact a 100-year old windmill. 🥲🥲🥲🥲

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

😱OOR MANNIE HAS BEEN STOLEN!😱 Disappointed and frankly a bit confused to learn that our 'Mannie', made from the rowan tree which once grew from #OusdaleBroch , has mysteriously disappeared. Honestly it's sooo heavy and it's not worth anything so WHY? #Caithness #Archaeology

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Beautiful and stunning Dun Troddan Broch, in Glenelg. Amazing to think that this was built 2,000 years ago. A architecturally complex, multi-storyed wonder built with engineering ingenuity. And it's right here in #Scotland . Share the word: #Brochs are brilliant!

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

enjoy your hollow purchase @nytimes

Colin 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦

@ColPepper50

2 years

⁦ @TheBrochProject ⁩ …. Be upset. Be angry. Be very very angry with #Wordle 🤯

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Caithness Broch Project

@TheBrochProject

5 years

In 2013 we made a wee Facebook page to tell people about brochs. And we were happy that we'd achieved that. Fast-forward to 2019 and... We've been awarded £180,000 towards the conservation of Ousdale Broch. Our biggest project to date! #Caithness #Scotland #Archaeology #Brochs

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

The world needs more GingerBroch Houses #Caithness #Archaeology #Brochs #gingerbreadhouse

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Isn't this just absolutely lovely? Great work by @NTS_archaeology and @N_T_S ! #Archaeology #ExperimentalArchaeology

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

WOW!! This is absolutely incredible! After the success of the #Gaelic version of @duolingo , they've released a new #Pictish version! Finally you'll be able to learn how to speak like a #Pict , with this handy and fun app. To download it, just visit

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

You've heard of elf on the shelf now get ready for...

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

this is a broch

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Caithness Broch Project

@TheBrochProject

6 years

There's so much more than meets the eye in Caithness! #Scotland #Caithness #Archaeology #Highlands #NC500 #Northcoast500 #Dounreay #Brochs #Castles #Pictish #VisitScotland #HiddenScotland #VisitCaithness #VentureNorth

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

We are absolutely shocked to learn that someone has destroyed our panel at Keiss Broch. We put so much time & effort into this. This was our first project & the public voted for these signs to be erected. If you have information please get in touch or contact the police.

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@TheBrochProject

10 months

Bro culture? We prefer broch culture.

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us.

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

#OusdaleBroch How it started: How it's going:

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Caithness Broch Project

@TheBrochProject

2 years

We're in @guardian today! Great to have such a big spread in a national paper! And its in one of the Top Ten reads today, too, apparently. Check it out below!

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

The world needs some damn brochs. So here you go. Be safe everyone x

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

One Retweet = I will assign you a random broch

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Pleasure to meet with @NicolaSturgeon (by chance) today. Had enough time to run to my flat & give her a coveted #CBP badge & an annual report booklet from 2018. I know, it's hardly a stack of Ferrero Rocher or whatever you're meant to give to world leaders, but its all I had!

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

Hello 👋 We're Caithness Broch Project, and we're attempting to construct one of Scotland's most iconic building - the #Broch ! If you'd like to help us, then please consider donating to our #Crowdfunder - link below!👇 #Caithness #Scotland #Archaeology

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

if a broch was a cat

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

👀 LOOK! 👀 IT'S... 🔎🥳 🌍 THE NEW CAITHNESS MAP! 🔎🥳 🌍 We've created a *beaut* new tourist #map of #Caithness , featuring #Castles and #Brochs , as well as a cool wee animal-hunt! You can use this alongside our online tourist map below:

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

Hi wildcampers, could you not? thanks #Nybster #NybsterBroch #Caithness #WildCamping

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

bloody hell another Pictish stone I can't handle this @TarbatDiscovery #Picts #Scotland #Pictish #Archaeology

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

i can't believe how many people don't follow Caithness Broch Project what the hell is wrong with this planet i mean, just look at this shit

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Caithness Broch Project

@TheBrochProject

6 years

THIS IS WHY THE BROCH PROJECT EXISTS

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@CaraJones82

6 years

Errrrr @TheBrochProject - this just happened #UniversityChallenge

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

Aww look! We made it on to the @guardian ! :) Brochs fresh: plan for new stone tower to shed light on Scottish history #Caithness #Archaeology #Scotland #Brochs

Brochs fresh: plan for new stone tower to shed light on Scottish history

Experiment aims to understand how iron-age brochs developed and what they signified

www.theguardian.com

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

Look, you don't HAVE to be a world-renowned #NatGeo photographer like @JimRichardsonNG to submit a photo to our #broch calendar competition... But it probably helps. Email us with your best broch pics - caithnessbrochproject @gmail .com #Scotland #Archaeology #Caithness

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

if you cannot love us for our memes then you do not deserve our dreams xx pls share if you love broch memes but you also want to see us rebuild a #broch in #Caithness

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

Never mind #BlackFriday It's all about #BrochFriday So here are some brochs. #Brochs

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

LOOK WHAT WE DID AT ACHVARASDAL BROCH! We made it all safe and stuff: no more pesky #gianthogweed inside the broch now! Do you like what you see, @welovehistory & @HistEnvScot ? #Caithness #Scotland #Archaeology #Brochs

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

😱 BREAKING NEWS: FIRST BROCH DISCOVERED IN ENGLAND! "The biggest broch yet" says archaeologist Joe King. The broch, found near Slaversbury, has thrown up interesting finds including pottery, and the skeletal remains of a Morris Dancer. Mr. King added, "Take that, Jocks"

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

A2. #Caithness . What did you think we were going to say? As a reminder, here's my Caithness is a cut above the rest.

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Visited a wall recently. Not very circular. 2/10.

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Move along, move along - nothing to see in #Caithness . It's dull, flat, boring. You wouldn't be interested. It's not for you. Nah. Swipe right or whatever. Where's the hills though? No hills no party. BORING. Sashay away to Orknay amirite? BYEEEE xx #Scotland #Archaeology

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Countless stars suspended between immemorial stones. We may never know why our ancestors felt compelled to mark this place; nor understand their hopes, fears and dreams. Yet here we are, gazing into the same soft glow of the night sky which lit up the cosmos 4,000 years ago.

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Sex is great y'all but have you ever visited a broch?

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@TheBrochProject

6 months

We're going to make a big news announcement soon! We'd like to share the news far and wide - so if there are any heritage/archaeology journalists who'd like an exciting scoop, then please get in touch! P.S. It's to do with #brochs #Archaeology #Caithness

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

A #BigBrochBuild Update! Want to know about the progress of our flagship project? Well, I've stuck it on a blog, just for you. And here's a lovely broch visualisation by Mark Stacey. #Caithness #Brochs #Scotland #Archaeology

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

It's Easter. You know what that means. PICTURES OF BROCHS.

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

Not sure what all the fuss is about. Seems to be a pretty half-hearted attempt a broch!

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

just FYI Brochs are where Iron Age humans of Scotland lived and just FYI Brocks are where tiny baby badgers live and just FYI i am now crying

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

@erikcats @HamillHimself If Mark Hamill replies I'll dress as Baby Yoda and sing a sea shanty about brochs

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@TheBrochProject

1 year

merry brochmas everyone x

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@TheBrochProject

7 years

It's a #LEGOBROCH ! 2000 years old and 10,000 pieces strong...great work @bricktothepast ! See it in @HorizonsThurso from Fri 14th

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

Hello from Caithness Broch Project! We are not learning about Tweets and Internet Safety. We would like to see how far a Tweet can travel. If you see this, could you please reply with where you live? We welcome shares and likes too. Let's send this Tweet as far as we can!😃

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@TheBrochProject

1 year

A relic from the #IronAge ?

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY EVERYONE Do you think I would forget to celebrate? #Caithness , afterall, is the 'Headland of the Cat / Cat People'! Thanks to whoever sent me this photo of this #Mogalithic cat atop the standing stone in Houstry. #Archaeology #Cats #CatsofTwitter

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

So who wants one?

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Thurso Then Thurso Now

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Gosh, I nearly forgot. 🥳🎉🎂🥳🎉🎂🥳🎉 HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY TO CBP! 🥳🎉🎂🥳🎉🎂🥳🎉 A massive, massive, MAHOOSIVE, really big thank you to everyone who has followed us + supported us throughout the last few years. It means so much to me and to all the team. Thank you. xxx

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

"𝑇ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓-𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟, ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦...𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑒..." Neil M. Gunn #Caithness

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

Merry Brochmas everyone x

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

WE'RE ON THE NEWS!

Bid to build replica Iron Age tower in Caithness

A charity plans to have the replica of the Iron Age towers constructed in the Highlands

www.bbc.co.uk

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

I don't like algorithms. I barely like social media. To have to 'funnel' & 'strategise' & 'beat algorithms' is stupid. Because, look: all we want to do is tell the world that we want to build a COOL AF prehistoric #broch . So: Share this. Screw the algorithm. #BUILDTHEBROCH !

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

if you don't like brochs then i'm afraid to say there is something wrong with you and you need to seek help I M M E D I A T E L Y

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

Welcome to #Caithness .

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@TheBrochProject

6 years

As the sun sets on the shortest day, here's one of our biggest announcements: We have selected a site we want to build our broch at - John O'Groats! See below for an artists impression... More to follow! #archaeology #caithness #johnogroats #brochs #scotland #nc509

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

yes i know you want these and yes they are coming back soon

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

At last We found it The long search is over We can go home now The broch emoji exists: 🍙

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

I'm drunk and in love with brochs and I don't care who knows it

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

@ipa1869 @iScotNews Funny you say, there's a lovely B&B on the Isle of Harris in the Western Isles based on a broch. Very fancy. Its @borvelodge .

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@TheBrochProject

2 years

We're going to build something a bit like this, someday. Isn't that cool? Great photo of the magnificent Mousa Broch by Roger Kinder! #Scotland #Archaeology #Brochs

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

*Squeaks in Haggis* A wonderful photo of a #Caithness vole by Gavin Bird

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

Look I'm REAL hungover today so let's all just make my life easier and retweet this Pictish Stone built into the wall of a mausoleum in Reay? #Pictish #Scotland #Caithness

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

What are these? Wrong answers only.

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5 years

if you don't like this then u r dead inside

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3 years

handy infographic 4 u

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

If Lord of the Rings is to be made in the UK then might we gently suggest a scene or two be filmed in #Caithness ? Wide open spaces, beautiful coasts, magnificent castles. Now that's what I'm Tolkein about! #Scotland #Highlands #Scottish #LOTR

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

Boss: "Kenneth, we need this broch to go viral YESTERDAY, can you make this engaging, accessible AND informative NOW." Me: "Not a problem boss, which broch? The mighty Mousa? The stunning Dun Carloway? The enigmatic Edins Hall? Boss: "Cnoc Meara" Me: 👁👄👁

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

YOU WONT BELIEVE THIS ONE TRICK THAT ACADEMICS ARE TRYING TO HIDE FROM YOU

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

From Dun Dornaigil to Dorman Tower, our #heritage - in all its myriad & meaningful forms - is worth investment, protecting and celebrating, whether its 50 years old or 5,000 years old. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #DormanTower #Archaeology #History #Prehistory

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

Twitter, we don't mean to alarm you, but we have more photos of cats on top of standing stones #Caithness #Scotland #Cats #catsofinstagram #CatsOnTopOfStandingStonesOfInstagram

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

SO IN ITALY THEY PUT THEIR PREHISTORIC MONUMENTS ON THEIR BEER YOUR MOVE, @TennentsLager

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@TheBrochProject

4 years

It's only a very small sign and it'll probably last a week before its chopped up into firewood but we hope that the Nicolson monument can continue being kooky and weird without someone drying their drawers off it #Caithness #Nybster #Broch #NC500

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@TheBrochProject

3 years

WELL IT'S TRUE OK

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@TheBrochProject

5 years

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! We've been awarded £14,815 by CNSF to appoint a specialist architect to produce a replica #broch development brief. The report will establish a preferred site for the replica broch construction, design concept & site-specific business plan! #Caithness

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