Kenneth McElroy, chairman of the Caithness Broch Project, believes that constructing a replica building from Lego will also appeal to children and make history more fun.

He told STV: “Especially now with the resurgence of The Lego Movie a few years back, it’s really brought it back to the forefront. But I know it has always been a popular medium.

“Generally Lego is just a fun way of looking at something that could be considered pretty dry, certainly some of my mates think that history is boring and I’m trying to present the archaeology, the history and heritage in a way that makes it more accessible and looking at it at in a different way.

Working with local Lego group Brick to the Past, the project took the building block enthusiasts around historic broch sites in Caithness for inspiration before they begin building an intricate circular roundhouse.

Expected to be completed by May next year, it is hoped the group will be able to prepare teaching lessons to accompany the Lego broch, which the group hope to showcase at different schools to explain the intricacies involved in the Iron Age buildings.

Kenneth added: “Brochs are really impressive structures and I would hope that it would maybe inspire them to go out and look at one, see what they were like and think ‘that’s fantastic that people 2000 years ago were able to build this’ and just engage with a piece of our shared heritage and culture.

“I think it can make you proud of where you are from. It’s all about community engagement and engaging with the past as well.”