Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Larbert HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No Activities The guided walks will start at Glen Road at 11.00am, 1.00pm and 3.00pm each day. OpeningTime1 Tours at 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 OpeningDate1 18/9/2011 OpeningTime2 Tours at 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 IsNewThisYear Yes ID Google Panorama ID 11799 Refreshments No Street The street address Glen Road AddressLine2 Torwood Postcode FK5 4SN Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Torwood Broch Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived falkirk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2048 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.04306,-3.878087; Description An account of the resource <p>Torwood or Tappoch Broch is probably the best preserved of all the Lowland brochs with walls over 10ft high.&nbsp; It stands at the high point overlooking the Roman road to Stirling and with panoramic views across the Forth Valley.&nbsp; Due to its strategic location on the road this historic wood also saw William Wallace hiding in an oak tree, the Royalist army holding a defensive line against Oliver Cromwell and Donald Cargill excommunicating Charles II.&nbsp; The broch was excavated in 1868 by Colonel Dundas and the interior left exposed.&nbsp;</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Iron Age