Historical place profile

Edin's Hall Broch

Edin's Hall Broch, also known as Odin's Hall Broch, is a second-century AD broch near Duns in Scotland. The function of the broch, a drystone roundhouse structure, is a matter of some debate.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:658668033
Catalogue ID
pleiades:658668033
Place type
ruin, settlement, tower-defensive
Coordinates
55.835398, -2.364590
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Edin's Hall Broch, also known as Odin's Hall Broch, is a second-century AD broch near Duns in Scotland. The function of the broch, a drystone roundhouse structure, is a matter of some debate.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Pleiades

Source and reuse

This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.

Research path

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