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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Creagach - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 06 May 2008  Page Views: 4106

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Creagach
Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: NC604355
Latitude: 58.285881N  Longitude: 4.382667W
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
 no data 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
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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 Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by Andy B : Site in Sutherland Scotland The broch island is connected to the shore by a stone block causeway. Copyright Nick Lindsay and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Sutherland

"The remains of a broch, Dun Creagach, with outworks, situated on an island but connected to the shore by a causeway. The broch measures 31ft in diameter within a wall about 13ft6ins thick which stands to a general height of about 11ft externally. The interior is debris-filled, only 4ft of the walling being exposed. The entrance, in the east, is 2ft 6ins to 3ft wide and is almost filled with stones, but it is possible to establish that there has been a guard chamber and that the lintel stones remain in situ over most of the passage. A stone wall flanks the broch at a distance of 15ft on the SW and swings round through the south towards the entrance but its connection is concealed by a mass of fallen sto ne. A doorway, 3ft wide, whose jambs are still in situ has led through the wall on to the causeway which is about 10ft broad and 100ft long, formed of rough boulders.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909."

Taken from the RCAHMS site:

http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.newcandig_details_gis?inumlink=5597
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Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : This is a view of Dun Creagach along the causeway. Normally, the broch sits on a small island in Loch Naver with access by this causeway but, following the drought in the summer of 2018, Dun Creagach was surrounded by dried-up loch bed and could be walked around completely dry-shod. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : Dun Creagach lies some 4 kilometres from the road at Altnaharra, and the visitor is faced with a 90 minute trek to reach it. This is the first view of the broch, taken from the shore of Loch Naver slightly to its south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : Dun Creagach rises over three metres tall above its foundations. This view from the east emphasises the stature of the broch: what you see here is the 2nd level (the ground level being completely hidden under fallen masonry). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : This is a panorama created from a set of three photographs, and shows the interior of Dun Creagach, looking towards Ben Klibreck. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : Seen from inside the broch, this is the entrance portal, its passage completely blocked by debris.

Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : This section of the broch wall contains a doorway into the intra-mural gallery. Most of the opening is hidden beneath fallen masonry.

Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : The upper portion of an internal doorway to an internal wall gallery. Much of the doorway is buried under tunbled debris.

Dun Creagach
Dun Creagach submitted by hamilton : A section of the impressively thick walling at Dun Creagach.

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