<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Carloway - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Isle of Lewis
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun CarlowayCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Lewis Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Stornoway Nearest Village: Carloway
Map Ref: NB1900441224 Landranger Map Number: 8
Latitude: 58.269569N Longitude: 6.79395W
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Jansold visited on 8th May 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The broch is covered in scaffolding, and the interior not accessible. Signs say ‘awaiting restoration’ but it looks like a long wait. The best view is from the south, where much of the scaffolding is hidden
rrmoser visited on 28th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
markj99 visited on 2nd Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Dun Carloway is signed off the A858 in Doune Carloway on the W coast of Lewis. The broch also known as Doune Broch is one of the best preserved in Scotland. There is a large designated car park and visitor centre. The broch is open 24/7 and free to visit. Given its reasonable state of preservation and easy access via a short footpath it is a must-visit.
jeffrep visited on 23rd Aug 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Richard13 visited on 1st Sep 1997 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
morgainelefay visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
smparry123 visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
mark_a visited September 2020
SandyG PAB mrcrow have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.86 Ambience: 4.29 Access: 4
This is one of the best preserved of all brochs and a part of the wall still stands to a height of 30' and illustrates clearly the technique of building the outer and inner wall faces with a median gallery.
The wall is 11' thick surrounding a 25' diameter courtyard. The doorway on the NW side is still substantially intact and there is a guard cell which is entered through the S wall of the entrance passage. There are 3 other chambers within the thickness of the wall one of which gives access to a stair leading to the galleries. The scarcement is 7' above the ground and is formed by the corbelling of the lower part of the wall.
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