My immediate reaction as a Scot was &quot;What are brochs doing in Oman?&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Broch" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Broch</a><p>NB Brochs aren&#x27;t as old and are a lot bigger. However, the visual similarities are quite striking.<p>Edit: Obviously this similarity is coincidental - there aren&#x27;t <i>that</i> many different ways of building a simple tower out of stone.