Dun Carloway Broch, Carloway, Isle ofLewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, East side
Dun Carloway (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland (grid reference NB18994122). It is a remarkably well preserved broch - on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall. Most brochs were built in the period from 100 BC to 100 AD. Dun Carloway was probably built in the 1st century AD.[1] Through the centuries Dun Carloway remained in use until the floor level was too high due to build-up of the occupation layers.[2] Dun is a generic term for an ancient or medieval fort. It is mainly used in the British Isles to describe a kind of hill fort and also a kind of Atlantic roundhouse. The term comes from Irish dún or Scottish Gaelic dùn (meaning "fort"), and is cognate with Old Welsh din, whence Welsh dinas (meaning "city") comes.(Wikipedia)
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Location: Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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