and the design of our broch, we ve tried to base it as much as we can on archaeological evidence. i think what we really hope to achieve is a more thorough understanding of brochs, and how they were built might kind of play into ideas of why they were built as well. so as we go through the process of constructing a broch then maybe we ll get a better insight into the minds of broch builders in the past as well, because there are so many unanswered questions about the iron age, how iron age societies work, how did they kind of revolve around the brochs or how did brochs revolved around iron age societies? the building of the broch will be as much of an attraction as it as a complete structure. the most brochs are found right here in caithness. so we like to think that caithness is the home of the broch. the caithness broch project is currently searching for the ideal site to begin the construction of their broch and they estimate it could be between three and five years before they fina
the caithness broch project is currently searching for the ideal site to begin the construction of their broch and they estimate it could be between three and five years before they finally achieve their goal of bringing this enigmatic building back to the scottish countryside. next up, we re off to the azores where new wine routes are being developed across six of the nine major islands following a renaissance in the unique practice of growing grapes across lava fields. we sent cat moh to find out more. there it is. on a map, pico island is pretty much a dot in the middle of the atlantic ocean. formed 300,000 years ago, it s the youngest volcanic island in the azores archipelago. pico last erupted 300 years ago, and it explains why the land is so rugged.
walls and 13 metres high. still, after hundreds of years of archaeology, we re not entirely sure we have a modern perception of what buildings are the most complete. broch still standing is mousa. mousa broch is the most intact broch that we have. it does, of course, have a secondary structure from a later occupation phase built inside it. but we do have a good sense of what a broch may have been in its completed form. dry stone towers of that size, and you especially see it with mousa, it s a difficult endeavour to begin with to build one. the fact that they have lasted as long as they have, the fact that they go through several phases of occupation spanning somewhere around 1,000 years is attractive to a heritage tourist. the caithness broch project is an experimental archaeological initiative aiming to build a full scale broch from scratch using traditional methods.
right here in caithness. so we like to think that caithness is the home of the broch. the caithness broch project is currently searching for the ideal site to begin the construction of their broch and they estimate it could be between three and five years before they finally achieve their goal of bringing this enigmatic building back to the scottish countryside. next up, we re off to the azores, where new wine routes are being developed across six of the nine major islands following a renaissance in the unique practice of growing grapes across lava fields. we sent cat moh to find out more. there it is. on a map, pico island is pretty much a dot in the middle of the atlantic ocean. formed 300,000 years ago, it s the youngest volcanic island in the azores archipelago. pico last erupted 300 years ago, and it explains why
of what a broch may have been in its completed form. dry stone towers of that size, and you especially see it with mousa, it s a difficult endeavour to begin with to build one. the fact that they have lasted as long as they have, the fact that they go through several phases of occupation spanning somewhere around 1,000 years is attractive to a heritage tourist. the caithness broch project is an experimental archaeological initiative aiming to build a full scale broch from scratch using traditional methods. it s a hugely ambitious undertaking as so little is known about these mysterious buildings. 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. and the design of our broch, we ve tried to base it as much as we can on archaeological evidence i think what we really hope