A real ‘what if’ site as the broch has been almost been completely removed to make the original A816 down below, slightly to the north. From the kerb cairn at Ardvannie we headed back east along the A816 parking at a lay-by just beyond the broch.
From the layby we headed back west to find a track, heading east, which led us to slightly south of the site.
Spying the site from the road is almost impossible thanks to vegetation and fallen trees.
However, it still sits at over 17m wide and on its west side still has impressive blocks in place, several other blocks remain in place. The rest of the walls are tumbled, especially on the north or, mostly, in the road below. Mr Ed also, putting in practise for future digs, found possible flooring or misplaced lintels. Inside the broch is a mixture of fallen rocks and trees.
Not much to see, but as usual my imagination worked well and went back to 1775 when the site had three galleries, four chambers and was over 4.5m tall. Sadly, by 1815, Dun Alascaig had been torn down leaving what remains.
Visited 31/03/2025.
Nice report! I do like a good session of pulling off vegetation. Moving from the known to the unknown. Or maybe from the unknown to the known. I've been in the sun all day again.
Cheers Ed, hope you had a hat on and some more finds :-)