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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Borve (Skye)Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Portree Nearest Village: Borve
Map Ref: NG45914772
Latitude: 57.448431N Longitude: 6.236903W
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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Dun Borve, situated at an altitude of 180 metres on the hillside just east of the village of Borve, has a striking appearance from the above but is revealed as an almost featureless stoneheap at close quarters. All that remains of the former broch is a large circular heap of large tumbled stones at least 20 metres wide and three metres tall with almost no walling courses visible save a few large outer foundation blocks on the southwest and a short exposure of interior walling on the south.
To access Dun Borve, walk past the first two houses in Borve village where two large fields must be crossed to access the heathery hillside. Then just walk eastwards to the broch, which stands a little to the east of the village (15 minute walk).
Note: A dun close to the better known Borve Stone Row on the Isle of Skye (see nearby sites list)
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