Caithness Broch Project


The Caithness Broch Project is a Scottish charity which aims to promote the county of Caithness as a heritage tourism destination. The group highlight the region's archaeological landscape, particularly the high number of brochs in the area, of which Caithness can lay claim to more than anywhere else in Scotland, and has led for some to call Caithness to be called "the home of the broch". Over half of the brochs in Scotland are found in Caithness. The overall goal of the project is to build a replica broch.
In November 2016, Alyn Smith, Scottish National Party MEP, credited the project with being a "model example of community-led activism." Promotional activity for the project has included the production of miniature chocolate replica brochs.

The Caithness Broch Festival

To coincide with the VisitScotland Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology in 2017, the Caithness Broch Project announced the Caithness Broch Festival, a year-long archaeology festival, to include field walking, archaeological survey, and other hands-on archaeological activities. Scottish newspaper The National was announced as the media partner in November 2016. The festival is part of a three-year project undertaken to discover more about brochs.