<< Our Photo Pages >> Achlochan Broch - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Highlands
Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 18 April 2010 Page Views: 6626
Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Achlochan Broch Alternative Name: Loch Poll An DunainCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Map Ref: NC029069
Latitude: 58.007433N Longitude: 5.337607W
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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markj99 visited on 28th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 I was disappointed by the scant remains of Achlochan Broch. Only diehard broch fans need to visit this much reduced site.
Andy B have visited here
Not much remains of this broch, although the circular plan is clear and there is still some coursed stonework. The broch appears to have been robbed for the building of cottages etc.
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