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<< Text Pages >> Dun Barraglom - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Isle of Lewis

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Thursday, 03 May 2012  Page Views: 3199

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

Map Ref: NB16773435
Latitude: 58.206618N  Longitude: 6.823518W
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.
no data 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
0No data.
no data 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
5

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Broch in Isle of Lewis

This Iron Age structure is more likely to be a broch than a dun. Remains of the wall (15 m in diameter) are located on a promontory.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NB1634 : Great Bernera: postbox &#8470; HS2 82 and a ruined croft house by Chris Downer
by Chris Downer
©2013(licence)
NB1634 : Mussel farm at Iarsiadar by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2016(licence)
NB1634 : The Loch Barraglom Monster? by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2015(licence)
NB1634 : Coast at Bernera Bridge by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2016(licence)
NB1634 : Standing stones by the Bernera bridge by sylvia duckworth
by sylvia duckworth
©2007(licence)

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 5.7km NW 323° Carnan Gibegeo Propped Stone CG1* Rock Outcrop (NB13653911)
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