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July 31, 2022
Tappoch Broch – Torwood Castle Loop from Torwood
Easy
01:11
4.31km
3.6km/h
70m
70m
Overview
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Waypoints
A
Start point
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707 m
Tappoch Broch
Highlight • Historical Site
Tappoch broch occupies the summit of a rocky knoll in the middle of Tor Wood. It is surrounded by a pair of concentric banks which would originally have been boulder-faced walls with rubble cores.
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2
2.38 km
Torwood Blue Pool
Highlight (Segment) • Structure
A hard to find mysterious brick lined blue pool in the middle of a forest. Said to be an air vent shaft for a colliery mine. The forest round about …
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3
3.49 km
Torwood Castle Ruins
Highlight • Castle
Large ruined 16th century castle, easily accessible and seems as of 2021 that it may be about to be undergoing some sort of restoration.
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B
4.31 km
End point
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.11 km
2.02 km
142 m
Surfaces
2.01 km
1.40 km
717 m
142 m
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