View SE of the exterior of Dun Beag Iron Age broch situated on a rocky knoll at Struanmore overlooking Loch Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK.


View SE of the exterior of Dun Beag Iron Age broch situated on a rocky knoll at Struanmore overlooking Loch Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK. Part of the outer wall face has collapsed revealing the inner wall & intramural gallery. The circular central courtyard measures just under 11m across within the double drystone wall up to thick. The upper levels of the tower have collapsed but the walls survive to a maximum height of in places. The broch is one of the best preserved on Skye, it was excavated in the early 1900s by Countess Vincent Baillet de Latour FSA (Scot).


Size: 3780px × 2660px
Location: Dun Beag Broch, Struanmore, Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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