The Scottish historian Hector Boece, while writing in the 1520s about Tain, had this to say regarding two brochs in the area, one of which could have been Dun Alascaig: There are preserved, in a certain valley in Ross, two edifices of antiquity, monuments of a round shape, made in the form of bells. According to further historical records, in 1760 Dun Alascaig measured 30 ft internally, had walls over 12ft thick at its base, and still rose to a height of 15ft, meaning it was still one of the best preserved brochs in Scotland, rivalling Dun Troddan and Dun Telve in Glen Elg. The broch was completely destroyed around 1818, most probably to build a road. Dun Alascaig and Dun Creich fort are obviously where line of sight communications north and south along the coast crossed the Dornoch Firth.
Just a short distance from the ruins of the broch there is a small layby where you can park on the A836 between Edderton and Ardgay. Despite the broch being so close to the road, it is quite easy to miss owing to its ruinous state and being heavily overgrown.
Highland Brochs.