This is a broch, an almost three-thousand-year-old dwelling place.

这是一个圆屋，它是一个约有三千年历史的人类住所。

It's difficult to prove what a broch is for, for a variety of levels.

从各个层面来说，都很难证明 broch 的用途。

Most brochs are found right here in Caithness.

大部分的 broch 都是在凯思内斯找到的。

I will say, however, that the preponderance of evidence that we have for broch occupation is domestic in nature.

然而，我要说我们现有的关于 broch 的存在的绝大多数证据是和家庭生活相关的。

The Caithness Broch Project as an experimental archaeological initiative, aiming to build a full-scale broch from scratch using traditional methods.

凯思内斯 broch 项目作为初次实验性考古活动，旨在使用传统方式从头开始建造一个完整的 broch。

So we like to think that Caithness is the home of the broch.

所以我们喜欢把凯思内斯作为 broch 的故乡。

Just the labeling of of a broch comes from the Old Norse word 'borga', which indicates that it's a fortification.

Broch 的名称来自古斯堪的纳维亚语单词“borga”，这表明它是一种防御工事。

This is typically what is found inside of broch, rather than what some people would expect with a defensive looking structure.

这是一般会在 broch 内部发现的东西，而不是一些人所想的具有防御性结构的东西。

How do they kind of revolve around the brochs or how did brochs revolve around Iron Age societies?

社会是如何围绕着 broch 为中心运作的，或者是 broch 在铁器时代的社会发挥什么样的作用？

The Caithness Broch Project is currently searching for an ideal site to begin the construction of their broch.

凯思内斯 broch 项目目前正在寻找一个理想的地点来开始 broch 的建造。

We have done archaeological excavations at a number of broch sites across Caithness.

我们在凯思内斯的一些 broch 遗址进行了考古挖掘。

In the design of our broch we've tried to base it as much as we can on archaeological evidence.

在设计 broch 时，我们尽可能地以考古事实为依据。

Mousa broch is the most intact broch that we have.

Mousa broch 是现存最完整的 broch。

The most complete broch still standing is Mousa broch, which can be found in Shetland.

现存最完整的仍然矗立的 broch 是 Mousa broch，位于设得兰群岛。

Adam Keleher had his stunning home designed to replicate the style of the Scottish broch.

亚当·凯莱赫通过复制苏格兰 broch 的风格，设计出了令人惊叹的住宅。

I looked at a good few before I designed this one, into the brochs of Glenelg.

在设计这个 broch 之前，我看了好几个 Glenelg 的 broch。

Known as a broch, the exact purpose of these iconic Iron Age ruins is still unknown.

这些标志性的铁器时代的废墟被称为 broch，其确切用途仍然是未知的。

A broch is a huge Iron Age structure made completely of dry stone with walls five metres thick.

Broch 是铁器时代一个巨大的建筑，完全由干燥的石头制成，墙壁厚 5 米。

We hope that the building of this broch will be as much of an attraction as visiting it as a complete structure.

我们希望 broch 的建造过程能够像一个完整的建筑一样，作为一个景点被人们参观。

I think it's a very adventurous idea to build a broch, it will teach us an incredible amount about how to go about building and dry stone to build a structure so large.

我认为建造 broch 是一个非常大胆的想法，它将告诉我们一些惊人的知识，关于如何去进行建造，如何用干燥的石头来建造一个如此大型的建筑结构。