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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Bornaskitaig - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 21 September 2014  Page Views: 4953

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Bornaskitaig
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: NG37267161
Latitude: 57.657470N  Longitude: 6.406417W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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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.

Dun Bornaskitaig
Dun Bornaskitaig submitted by hamilton : The scant remnants of Dun Bornaskitaig sit atop this eminence, less then 100 metres east of the coastline at Kilmuir on the Trotternish peninsula. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Image by Hamilton. The remains of a broch on the Isle of Skye. There are visible traces of the outer wall with an entrance and a gallery. A rectangular building of later date is located on top of the broch mound.

Ref: MacKie, E.W. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c. 700 BC - AD 500. Oxford: BAR.
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Dun Bornaskitaig
Dun Bornaskitaig submitted by hamilton : This composite of three photographs shows clearly the prominent hollow of Dun Bornaskitaig, encircled by ramparts over a metre high. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Bornaskitaig
Dun Bornaskitaig submitted by hamilton : Grassy ramparts on the west of Dun Bornaskitaig, probably obscuring several courses of walling. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Bornaskitaig
Dun Bornaskitaig submitted by hamilton : From close quarters, Dun Bornaskitaig gives the appearance of a deep grassy hollow on top of its steep-walled crag. Judging by appearances, there are probably several courses of walling under the turf. Only the odd stone peeks out aboue its grassy cloak. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NG3771 : Not much left by James Allan
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NG3771 : Stones from the broch? by James Allan
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NG3771 : Craggy knoll by N Chadwick
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NG3771 : Craggy knoll by N Chadwick
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