<< Our Photo Pages >> Caisteal Grugaig - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Highlands
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caisteal GrugaigCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Village: Letterfearn
Map Ref: NG86692508
Latitude: 57.266447N Longitude: 5.539184W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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It stands on a hill called Faire an Duine (The Watchplace of the Tower) and commands views across the narrows joining Loch Alsh and Loch Duich, and up Loch Long.
Caistel Grugaig is held to be the home of the witch Grugaig, who was the mother of the giants Telve and Todder who built the Glenelg brochs a few miles to the south.
Access is by an easy path from the road end at Totaig.
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