| 词汇 | example_english_broch |
| 释义 | Examples of brochThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. A similar pattern has also been observed in broch doorway orientation. The broch itself is visible from the mainland and may have served as a warning to potential invaders that the island was well protected. Various hypotheses have been suggested as to the function of these structures but before these are explored, it is necessary to define what exactly is meant by the term 'broch'. The construction of brochs, with their double-skinned drystone walls made it possible to build tall yet comparatively lightweight structures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Archaeologists since the 1960s have distinguished brochs from smaller structures of similar construction, usually called duns. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They also constructed hillforts and a small number of crannogs and brochs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ruin visible today reflects this secondary phase of the broch's use. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The origin of brochs is a subject of continuing research. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are differences between the various areas in which brochs are found, with regard to position, dimensions and likely status. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The largest constructions that date from this era are the circular brochs and duns and wheelhouses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Though there was much argument in the past, it is now generally accepted that brochs were roofed, probably with a conical timber framed roof covered with a locally sourced thatch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch has a wall 4.1 metres thick, enclosing an area 9.7 metres in diameter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The excavations showed that there had been two phases of occupation before the broch was built. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The archaeologists who excavated it believes that it was a hollowed tower type broch with an internal wood structure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch consists of a drystone tower with a diameter of around 18.6 metres with walls about 4 metres thick at the base. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the north side of the interior protrudes the rock upon which the broch was built. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Five years later, the broch was placed under state management. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The west opening (right, after entering the broch) provides access to a room under the staircase. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The wall of the broch rises on the south side to 9.2 metres. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch continued to be inhabited while it began to collapse and the original structures were altered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch itself lies on the southwest side of the fort and partly on top of the defences. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The walls of the broch are 3.5 metres thick and in some places a little more than three metres high. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch has a total diameter of 18 metres. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch went through at least two phases of occupation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The island also has the ruins of a broch, cairn and chapel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch would have given an impression of great strength, rising above the existing defensive wall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A supporting (scarcement) ledge is evident in the interior of the broch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch is some 27 metres in diameter and there is enough intact to give an idea of its grandeur when it was complete. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After an interval of unknown duration (possibly several centuries) the knoll was reoccupied and the construction of the broch and its outworks began. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Broch called kitsch the evil within the value-system of art that is, if true art is good, kitsch is evil. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the interior of the broch there are three additional openings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The staircase runs along one quarter of the circumference of the broch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The settlement is the best-preserved of all broch villages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The word brough refers to the remains of the broch on it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch consists of a drystone tower with an internal diameter of 9.2 metres with walls about 4.5 metres thick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Before long the upper storeys of the broch wall were demolished, and a round house (or an aisled wheel-house) was constructed within the interior. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Twelve broch sites are known of and fifteen early chapels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The entrance to the broch is located on the southwest side and is 1.4 metres wide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch stands commandingly on the top of a massive rock platform and is about 3 metres high at its tallest point. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch currently stands to a maximum height of 2 metres. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other structures from this period include underground storehouses, and aisled roundhouses, the latter usually in association with earlier broch sites. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The walls on this side of the broch do not exceed the entrance capstone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A main street connects the outer entrance to the broch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The yarns are cut away in cutwork and broch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A third causeway curves from that island to the east to the small island on which the broch lies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An outer defensive wall associated with the broch contained a substantial (although rather poorly constructed) house and byre at one time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although the deposits within the broch had been badly disturbed by earlier attempts, this work revealed a complex sequence of construction from different periods. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Broch is full of praise and recommends promoting emperor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the same period, house enclosures of the settlement outside the broch but within the rampart were steadily added and improved. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although the wall of the broch was relatively thick, it was poorly built, with a core of earth, rubble and boulders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch is part of an ancient settlement, part of which has been lost to coastal erosion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Information concerning the dating and use of the broch is limited due to the lack of modern excavations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Due to the destruction of the walls in is unknown how high the original broch was. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the southern wall is an opening which is aligned with the entrance to the broch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Surrounding the broch can be seen traces of two walls, which offered additional protection to the northeast and southwest sides. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1909 an entrance passage was visible on the east side of the broch, but by 1960 no structural features were discernible in 1960. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The opening on the eastern side, opposite the entrance, leads to the stairs located between the walls of the broch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Presumably in the 16th century the walls of the broch was still largely intact. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch was occasionally used in later times as a stronghold. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Remains of a heavily eroded broch can be seen on the shore. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The diameter of the broch is 23.2 metres and the outer wall is 5.2 metres thick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are traces of a rectangular enclosure around the broch enclosing roundhouse foundations, the central of which would have been a huge structure in its own right. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The tower was probably originally 13 metres (40 feet) or more high and as with many broch sites the position would have commanded fine views of the surrounding seas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There was a shallow depression around the broch and a low bank on the southwest side that may have been the remains of the outer defense wall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The broch tower has an internal diameter of 9 metres within a wall 4.5 metres thick, which still stands to a height of over 4 metres. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two hundred years ago the broch is reported to have been 20 feet (6.1 metres) high, and the beginning of a bell-shaped profile was clearly visible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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