<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Bornaskitaig - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Isle of Skye
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun BornaskitaigCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Map Ref: NG37267161
Latitude: 57.657470N Longitude: 6.406417W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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markj99 visited on 27th Jan 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The remains of the broch on Dun Bornaskitaig are mostly hidden under a grassy bank up to c. 4 feet high round the perimeter of the dun. There are several building constructed from the broch's stones in the vicinity of the dun.
Ref: MacKie, E.W. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c. 700 BC - AD 500. Oxford: BAR.
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