<< Our Photo Pages >> Clachtoll Broch - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Highlands
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Clachtoll BrochCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Lochinver Nearest Village: Stoer
Map Ref: NC03652785 Landranger Map Number: 15
Latitude: 58.195611N Longitude: 5.342486W
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 |
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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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PMorris visited on 7th Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 First visited in 1963, but now again in 2016. Atmospheric site; good walk from Clachtoll carpark; some interpretative material in the Rangers' hut.
megalithicmatt visited on 23rd Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Been up here a couple of times, first in a downpour and the second in the sun! There is an ancient drystane dyke running out of Clachtoll near the broch. The broch itself is a bit of a mess but a good visit all the same.
Andy B have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 3
It's also an interesting spot for geologists. The broch itsself has rather tumbled down but it has recently been stabilised so poses no danger, although you should probably refrain from climbing on it. There's a car park by the beach, a ranger's hut, old salmon bothy, now a museum, a memorial to Rev Norman McLeod... what more could you want. I'd recommend bringing some bird watching binoculars
It's not a difficult walk but can be a bit rough underfoot and is often very windy.
Note: Amazing finds from the Clachtoll Broch excavations, including a knocking stone (for threshing), three sickles, a saw, an axe, seven querns, a copper and bone pins, combs, spindle whorls, spoons, lamps etc etc - more in the comments on our page
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