The roof would have been thatched, surrounded by a wall walk linked by stairs to the ground floor.

The broch features two hearths and a subterranean stone cistern with steps leading down into it (resembling the set-up at Mine Howe).

[3] The tower was likely inhabited by the principal family or clan of the area but also served as a last resort for the village in case of an attack.

[1] The site is surrounded by three ditches cut out of the rock with stone ramparts, encircling an area of around 45 metres diameter.

[1] It is thought that settlement at the broch continued into the 5th century AD, the period known as Pictish times.

[1] In the 9th century, a Norse woman was buried at the site in a stone-lined grave with two bronze brooches and a sickle and knife made from iron.