Dun Suladale

Nearest town:
Uig (11km N)
OS reference:
NG37445255
OS sheet:
23
Latitude:
57° 29' 13.17 N
Longitude:
6° 22' 54.21 W
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Images

Image of Dun Suladale (Broch) by GLADMAN

The intra-mural (hark at me) staircase..

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 6, 2015
Image of Dun Suladale (Broch) by GLADMAN

As with all the Skye brochs I’ve seen to date Dun Suladale possesses great panoramic views.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 6, 2015
Image of Dun Suladale (Broch) by GLADMAN

The entrance.... incidentally this is protected by projecting flanking walls. A barbican, if you like.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 6, 2015
Image of Dun Suladale (Broch) by GLADMAN

What most impressed be about this broch was the sheer circumference.... not to mention the substantial courses of stonework still in situ.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 6, 2015
Image of Dun Suladale (Broch) by LesHamilton

A section of intra-mural staircase still surviving at Dun Suladale.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
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LesHamilton Sep 9, 2014
Image of Dun Suladale (Broch) by LesHamilton

The stone-lined passage leading to the main entrance portal of Dun Suladale.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
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LesHamilton Sep 7, 2013
Image of Dun Suladale (Broch) by LesHamilton

A composite panoramic image of the interior of Dun Suladale.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
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LesHamilton Sep 7, 2013

Articles

Dun Suladale

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 7, 2013

Visited: September 5, 2013

This broch lies hidden, separated by 500 metres of trackless, boggy moorland from the road-end at the village of Suladale.

A visit to Dùn Suladale is not for the casual walker. To gain this broch you have to cross one of the bleakest tracts of moorland on Skye: unrelentingly wet and boggy, without a hint of path to ease your way. Although the distance to be covered is only half a kilometre on the map, you will feel that you have covered several times this by the time you gain your target. You will need boots for sure, and a map and compass are strongly recommended to ensure you start the return journey in the correct direction: there are simply no indicators in the vicinity of the broch from which to take bearings back to the road.

That said, Dùn Suladale is a real gem. Both externally and internally, the walls stand six and more courses high around most of the circumference. On the east a distinct entranceway lined by blocks leads into the broch and another entrance portal topped by a sturdy slab lintel lies partly buried in rubble at the north. There’s plenty structure to see, including two side chambers, as well as part of a staircase within the walls .

Dùn Suladale is the best preserved broch on the island, probably due to its remoteness.

You can learn more about this broch from Canmore.

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