Broch Project has also attracted interest from the media and maintains a strong social media presence. In 2016, it was featured on BBC Scotland’s Landward, which showcased some of the archaeological sites of interest to the project and the construction of the replica broch. Promotional activity for the project has included the production Broch Rose Gin, a limited-edition gin inspired by prehistoric Scotland, by Dunnet Bay Distillers, and miniature chocolate brochs by Caithness Chocolate. Ousdale Broch Between 2015 and 2020, the project oversaw improvement work at Ousdale Broch, located a mile north of the Caithness-Sutherland border and a few miles south of Berriedale. The site, also known as Ousdale Burn or Allt a’ Bhurg (‘stream of the fort’) Broch, also encompasses the ruins of Borg, a post-Medieval clearance village, and the surrounding landscape has a rich prehistoric, Norse, and later historic archaeological record. The area is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). In 2015, site surveys established that the broch was in a serious state of disrepair, and that intervention would be required to conserve the surviving structure. After discussions with Historic Environment Scotland determined that the broch could be consolidated, a structural inspection and a detailed repairs plan were carried out before funding applications to cover conservation works, interpretation panels, and the creation of a car park and walkable path were submitted. Environmental and archaeological works commenced in 2019, with an initial recording by Clyde Archaeology followed by vegetation clearance and consolidation of the structure. Certain features, including the interior staircase and one of the two corbelled guard cells, were conserved, and an aumbry (stone recess) was reconstructed. The cells, walls, and entrance were stabilised to prevent further collapse using hardwood pinnings, an innovative technique that is not yet widely used in the conservation of historic buildings. A new car park and path leading from the A9 were built by RJ Macleod and Highland Conservation Ltd, and information panels with details of the broch and the history of the surrounding area installed along the route. Future plans Alongside these activities, the principal goal of the project remains to construct a replica broch, using technologies that would have been available to Iron Age societies during the period in which these structures were built (generally in the first centuries BC and AD). This will necessarily draw on archaeological research as well as taking inspiration from existing sites, particularly those