On our way to another site, the southern approach.
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The east side.
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The view directly from the south.
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Southside looking north.
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Gives an idea of the thickness of the walls.
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The stairway.
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On top of the surviving wall.
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Blue skies
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This leads to a stairway.
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Cupboard?
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A bulluan type stone.
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Look through to the internal structure
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The final door lintil.
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Stunning stonework.
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Looking north west.
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The main entrance.
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The entrance.
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The front door(s).
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The entrance from the north.
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Clouds cover the site and beach to the north of the famous site.
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Articles
Volcanic pumice stone and pottery of a type common on the Isle of Lewis have been found at a 2,000-year-old site in the Highlands.
A 3D model has been created of the ruins of an Iron Age home in the Highlands.
An Iron Age home in the Highlands appears to have been hastily abandoned after a fire broke out either accidently or in an attack.
Funds for excavation and preservation of Clachtoll, if funding secured.
From Loch Na Claise we took the minor road via Balchladich back to the B869 and headed to the south of the small village of Stoer to park at the graveyard.
The stunning broch at Clachtoll is short walk over the field to west then head south following the path along the beach.
A truly stunning entrance with various doors and lintels. It seems unbelievable that that someone stole a lintel. However guard cells, various chambers, stairways are all still there in amongst the often 4m wide walls. These walls are best preserved in the north, east and west. The south is largely fallen but retains it shape.
Best to look at the Canmore notes in the links section for a better description than what I can give. Being a time served stone mason myself I can only admire the magnificent work of the Iron Age dry stane dykers. The Assynt Project and its partners deserve massive credit for looking after this site. A remarkable achievement.
Good to see the broch getting plenty of visitors in these troubled times. Fresh air can be a very good thing.
Visited 12/10/2020
Superb website dedicated to the famous broch.
Sites within 20km of Clachtoll
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A’ Chlach Thuill
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Loch Na Claise
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Clashnessie
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Culkein
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Rubha Creag Iomhair
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Brae Of Achnahaird
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Loch Ardbhair
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Achnahaird Sands
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Suilven
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Strath Polly
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Geodha Na Glaic Baine
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Rubha Gisgil
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Mol Mor
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Achiltibuie
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Loch a’ Chairn Bhain, Kylestrome
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Kylestrome
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Allt Sgiathaig
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Cnoc An Daimh
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