General exterior view WNW of Dun Fiadhairt Iron Age broch, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK, situated on a rocky knoll in moorland close to Loch Dunvegan.

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View WNW of Dun Fiadhairt Iron Age broch, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK, situated on a rocky knoll in moorland close to Loch Dunvegan. The circular central court (R) measures c across within a double wall c thick still standing up to 2m high. Unusually the broch has two opposed entrances: the main passage faces W, the secondary (just visible at centre) faces E. The broch was excavated in 1914 by Countess Vincent Baillet de Latour FSA (Scot), a Roman terracotta model of a bale of hides or fleeces was found.

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Size: 3780px × 2662px
Location: Dun Fiadhairt Broch, Camalaig Bay, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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