By Bernie Bell
‘Tis the season to be Brochy
Falalalala – lalalala
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Tho’ those places can be rocky
Falalalala – lalalala
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Broch of Gurness and Dun Carloway
Falalalala – lalalala
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Some are near and some are faraway
Falalalala – lalalala
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Some are balanced on a cliff
Falalalala – lalalala
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Can’t help wondering – Oh! – what if?
Falalalala – lalalala
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Broch of Burrougston, and of Borwick
Falalalala – lalalala
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With their walls so very thick
Falalalala – lalalala
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Some of them, you could almost live in
Falalalala – lalalala
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Mousa Broch and Clikkimin
Falalalala – lalalala
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Carn Liath, near Dunrobbin’
Falalalala – lalalala
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What that Laird did, sets me sobbin’
Falalalala – lalalala
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Ending on an Orkney note
Falalalala – lalalala
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I know which broch gets my vote
Falalalala – lalalala -laaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/10/30/name-that-broch-the-answers/
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On Wednesday evening, we watched a recorded episode of Paul Merton’s ‘Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs’, in which he visits a broch called Dun Dornaigil, near Loch Hope. He also visits Lotte Glob and sees her ‘Book Broch’.
This link should take you to the episode –
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000990r/grand-tours-of-scotlands-lochs-series-3-6-lost-in-a-landscape
Good timing for the Brochtoberfest – this weekend – Kirkwall – Orkney!!
I wasn’t aware of Dun Dornaigil – which is a beauty – with an impressive triangular lintel stone! https://canmore.org.uk/site/4891/dun-dornaigil