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In archaeology, an 'Atlantic roundhouse' is an Iron Age stone building found in the northern and western parts of mainland Scotland, the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
A form of dry-stone Iron Age dwelling, they are unique to the region, and are subdivided by the archaeologists into two broad types - ''simple'' and ''complex''. According to this theory they marked a movement away from the earlier externally unprepossessing types of dwelling, such as those at Skara Brae, towards structures which were more dominating features in the landscape.
An example of a ''simple'' Atlantic roundhouse is at Bu in Orkney, while ''complex'' structures include the brochs, duns and promontory forts.
Although constructed out of stone, they are thought to have had a conical wooden roof similar to that of the timber roundhouses found elsewhere.

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★ brochs

★ palloza

★ rondavel

★ round tower

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★ Atlantic Roundhouses