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Visited 24.7.14 Directions: Sign posted off the A9. The broch is to the south of the road. The car park is on the northern side. Another day, another Historic Scotland site. And long may that continue! The weather was fantastic again with the sun shining brightly and not a cloud in the sky. I followed the path from the car park and carefully crossed the busy A9. Once across the road another path leads you to the broch. A farmer was in the field harvesting his wheat. It was certainly the weather for it. Access to the broch is via a kissy gate and an information board is provided. The children were asleep in the car and I therefore had the place to myself. A rare joy! This is a cracking broch to visit – particularly for mainland Scotland – and I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. The broch is fairly well preserved with its guard chambers either side of the entrance. However, the highlight has to be walking up the short section of stairs which remain - a walk into prehistory! Good coastal views are to be had from the top of the broch. As I said, this is an excellent site to visit (better than I was expecting) and is a ‘must see’ when in the far north east of Scotland. Just be careful crossing the road.

Posted by CARL 18th August 2014ce

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