Bow Castle
Bow Castle Broch is located in Scottish Borders
Bow Castle Broch
Shown within Scottish Borders
LocationStow of Wedale
Coordinates55°39′57″N 2°51′28″W / 55.665942°N 2.857845°W / 55.665942; -2.857845
TypeBroch
History
PeriodsIron Age
Designated28 February 1924
Reference no.SM1162

Bow Castle is the remains of an iron-age broch near the Gala Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Stow. It is a scheduled monument.[1]

Description

Bow Castle (grid reference NT46134171) stands on level ground on the edge of a steep slope southwest of the valley of the Gala Water.[2] The broch has a wall 4.1 metres thick, enclosing an area 9.7 metres in diameter.[2]

The broch is one of only three remaining in the Borders; the other two are Torwoodlee Broch, and Edin's Hall Broch.

Excavations

It was excavated in 1890 when pottery, including some 2nd-century Roman amphora fragments, were found.[2] In 1922 a 2nd-century Roman enamelled bronze brooch in the form of a cockerel was found among the ruins of the wall.[2]

Information concerning the dating and use of the broch is limited due to the lack of modern excavations.[2] However, Torwoodlee Broch, two miles to the north, was built and destroyed during the Roman occupations of southern Scotland and it is likely that Bow Castle shared a similar history.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Bow Castle, broch 1000m E of Bow (SM1162)". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Historic Environment Scotland. "Bow Castle (54520)". Canmore. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

Further reading

  • Curle, J. (1892) 'Notes on two brochs recently discovered at Bow, Midlothian, and Torwoodlee, Selkirkshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol. 26, Pages 68–70

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