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Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 19 April 2010  Page Views: 4808

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Mor A'Chaolais
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.108 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Tiree Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: NM084476
Latitude: 56.529666N  Longitude: 6.744116W
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.
 4 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.
 4 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 Mor A'Chaolais
Dun Mor A'Chaolais submitted by markj99 : The entrance of Dun mor Chaolais Broch is the best preserved original structure. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remnants of a Broch in Isle of Tiree

The stones for the dyke here were probably taken from the broch.
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Dun Mor A'Chaolais
Dun Mor A'Chaolais submitted by Creative Commons : The remains of the broch wall to be seen left and right of the broch. The stones for the dyke were probably taken from the broch. Copyright Roger McLachlan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Mor A'Chaolais
Dun Mor A'Chaolais submitted by Creative Commons : This image shows part of the broad base wall of the broch. Houses at Acarsaid an Duin in the distance. Note 'Acarsaid' = harbour and this is a small working harbour. Copyright Gordon Brown and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Mor A'Chaolais
Dun Mor A'Chaolais submitted by markj99 : Approaching Dun mor Chaolais Broch from E. Large foundation stones are visible in the earth bank bottom left of frame. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Mor A'Chaolais
Dun Mor A'Chaolais submitted by Bladup : Dun Mor a Chaolais. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Mor A'Chaolais
Dun Mor A'Chaolais submitted by Bladup : Dun Mor a Chaolais, the stones above the massive walling is part of a far older cairn.

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Re: Broch at Dun mor Chaolais by markj99 on Monday, 12 October 2020
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Thanks for your prompt intervention. Mark
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Re: Broch at Dun mor Chaolais by markj99 on Monday, 12 October 2020
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As previously noted by Bladup, Broch at Dun mor Chaolais should be listed under Isle of Tiree.
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