Locations
The Broons is set in the fictional town of Auchentogle. The place was originally referred to as Auchenshoogle which came about in the 1990s. Auchentoogle was originally another place which was often mentioned as being another town near to where the Broons lived. (It's a possible variation of the Auchenshuggle district of Glasgow). They are also shown as living on Glebe Street. Glasgow's real Glebe Street has no residences and only a church, school playground and small area of parkland on it. However, Dundee's Glebe Street was an area of tenement housing, although it was demolished in the 1960s to create playground space around Glebelands Primary School. The name of the street may be intentionally vague, as "Glebe" is a relatively common street name in Scotland. However, the Broons depicts the lifestyles of any Scottish industrial town.
The Broons own a small cottage, called the But 'n Ben, somewhere in the Highlands where they enjoy weekends away, although the younger Broons show some reluctance to go there. In a 1940s strip the house is shown to be on a hillside on the east side of the River Ness and an arrow also points to Auchentoogle being located on the northern bank of Loch Ness. The house is often flooded, full of sheep or (due to Paw) inaccessible because he has forgotten the key. Even so, they often find themselves having pleasant times once there.
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