
Masonry and towers
Cyclopean masonry
Walls of very large, roughly worked or unworked blocks fitted with little or no mortar, with small stones filling the gaps.
The figures
Counted from the published site index- Catalogued
- 322
- Countries
- 5
- With a dated range
- 100%321 of 322 sites
- With a licensed photo
- 87
See every Cyclopean masonry on the globeWhere they are
From the Atlas taxonomy, with its Wikidata and Getty AAT matches.
The sites of this type
Sites 1–24 of 87, by name
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Armadale Burn, broch 1420m SE of Armadale House.
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Backies, broch 300m N of Whitestone Croft
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Bow Castle Broch
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
broch 500m W of Latheronwheel House
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
broch 620m NE of Heilam
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Broch of Borwick
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Broch of Bruernish
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Broch of Burrian
486–688 CE
Broch of Clickimin
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Broch of Cullingsburgh
c. 1800–100 BCE
Broch of Culswick
c. 390 BCE–200 CEBroch of Feranach
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
LoreBroch of Mousa
c. 350–250 BCE
Broch of West Burrafirth
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Broch of Yarrows
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Brough Holm,broch,Westing
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Burra Ness Broch
c. 1800–100 BCE
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Burroughston Broch
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Caisteal Grugaig
c. 1800–100 BCE
Carn Liath
2430–2250 BCE
Chapel (on site of broch), Rubh' an Teampuill, Toe Head
c. 390 BCE–200 CE
Cinn Trolla Broch
95–865 CE
Where they are
One dot per site of this type, on a plain graticule. The map draws from the published site index.