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Submitted by spindrift on Monday, 11 February 2013  Page Views: 11954

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Mhaigh Alternative Name: Dun Haig, Dun Maigh, Dun Na Maigh, Kyle of Tongue
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Tongue  Nearest Village: Kinloch
Map Ref: NC55225303
Latitude: 58.441499N  Longitude: 4.481945W
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.
 5 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.
 3 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
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Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : Dun Mhaigh, Viewed from the North West, in the distance are the mountains of Ben Loyal rising to An Caisteal at 764 metres. Kite Aerial Photograph 13 May 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in the Highlands. Situated on a rocky knoll rising from the northern end of a ridge that divides the valley of the Kyle of Tongue into two. On the west side of the broch is cliff that drops away 15 metres.

On a nice day there are extensive views in most directions, on a not so nice day it is better described as exposed. The broch measures up to 19 metres diameter externally, internal space is upto 9.5 metres diameter

. The entrance passage has the remains of a guard cell, there is a stairway and maybe some other collapsed cells. During the 20th Century there have been various bits of unofficial clearance and rebuild of the site - leaving some areas looking odd.
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Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : Dun Mhaigh, viewed from the north. Kite Aerial Photograph 13 May 2011 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Mhaigh
Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : Kite Aerial Photograph showing the intramural stairway and part of the interior of Dun Mhaigh. 13 May 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : Dun Mhaigh, Viewed from the south east. Kite Aerial Photograph 13 May 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : Dun Mhaigh viewed from the south, the broch sits on to of a rocky knoll on the ridge, the ridge rises again behind and to the left of the photographer. 13 May 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : Looking north down the Kyle of Tongue from the interior of Dun Mhaigh. 13 May 2011

Dun Mhaigh
Dun Mhaigh submitted by spindrift : Broch at the head of the Kyle of Tongue. This broch has the best view of any I know of. It sits atop a small outcrop with fine views up the kyle and across to Ben Loyal. This site, the cup marked stone and symbol (abstract) stone across the glen can visited while enjoying a pleasant circular cycle trip around the Kyle. Also of interest are the large garnets that can be seen in the schist as... (1 comment)

Dun Mhaigh
Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : Photograph showing the position of Dun Mhaigh on the ridge, viewed from the east (near Kinloch Lodge Carved Stone http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=30945 ). 13 May 2011

Dun Mhaigh
Dun Mhaigh submitted by h_fenton : section of wall of Dun Mhaigh broch. Scale = 1 metre 13 May 2011

Dun Mhaigh
Dun Mhaigh submitted by spindrift : Broch at the head of the Kyle of Tongue. This broch has the best view of any I know of. It sits atop a small outcrop with fine views up the kyle and across to Ben Loyal. This site, the cup marked stone and symbol (abstract) stone across the glen can visited while enjoying a pleasant circular cycle trip around the Kyle. Also of interest are the large garnets that can be seen in the schist as... (1 comment)

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Re: Kyle of Tongue by h_fenton on Sunday, 10 February 2013
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Site Name: Dun Mhaigh
Alternative Names Dun Haig; Dun Maigh; Dun Na Maigh
Grid Reference: NC 5523 5303
Accuracy: 5

Situated on a rocky knoll rising from the northern end of a ridge that divides the valley of the Kyle of Tongue into two. On the west side of the broch is cliff that drops away 15 metres.
On a nice day there are extensive views in most directions, on a not so nice day it is better described as exposed.
The broch measures upto 19 metres diameter externally, internal space is upto 9.5 metres diameter.
The entrance passage has the remains of a guard cell, there is a stairway and maybe some other collapsed cells. During the 20th Century there have been various bits of unofficial clearance and rebuild of the site - leaving some areas looking odd.

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/5345/details/dun+mhaigh/
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Re: Kyle of Tongue by coldrum on Sunday, 04 April 2010
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