Dun Cuier

Also known as:
Dun Chuidhir
Nearest town:
Uig (94km NE)
OS reference:
NF6642003406
OS sheet:
31
Latitude:
57° 0' 3.65 N
Longitude:
7° 29' 43.25 W
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Image of Dun Cuier (Broch) by drewbhoy

The middle of the island getting some cloud cover.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 3, 2022
Image of Dun Cuier (Broch) by drewbhoy

Inner wall looking north, in the distance Dun Sgurabhal

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 3, 2022
Image of Dun Cuier (Broch) by drewbhoy

The fort/dun or broch perched on the east side of the tor.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 2, 2022

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Dun Cuier

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 8, 2022

Agree with the Ts that this is the easiest of the duns/brochs to get to, except for the completely ruined Dun Cille to the south, and one of the best preserved.

After a morning hiking around sites north, I came over to the west coast to start the afternoon’s ‘traipsin aboot’.

I parked on the minor road at Allathasdal, thru the gae to the east, then head north jumping the Abhainn Mhuileann Domhaill, river for a dull mill.

Head north/north east and the site will quickly come into view. Superb all round views, South Uist can be seen in the north.

Beautiful place to visit and Canmore provide us with brilliant aerial photography which can be seen in the links section.

A must visit!

Visited 10/07/2022.

Dun Cuier

thelonious
thelonious Aug 26, 2017

10/08/2017 – A linear walk today along the west coast near the top of Barra. Starting from Eoligarry, we visited Dun Scurrival first. After a quick bob up Beinn Eolaigearraidh Mhor we walked south along the beach at Traigh Eais. A rocky coastline led past Dun Chlif to Ben Cliad cairn. From here we climbed Beinn Chliad and then headed back to the beach near Cleat. Started getting tired by this point in the day and it had been a long week but I really wanted to see Dun Cuier broch so we pushed on up the road and then along the A888 to the cemetery just NW of the broch. There’s a gate here on the other side of the road and an old waymarked path leading to the site. I think it probably carries on to Dun Bharpa cairn.

If you only have time to visit one galleried dun / broch on Barra and Vatersay this is probably the one to go for. Easy access as well.

Located on a small rocky top, it has good views all round. Nice bits of wall still there and you can make out where the galley is. Section of scarcement on the inner wall also.

The various thoughts of what is a fort, dun, broch etc I find interesting and the discussion on Canmore about this site is worth a read (link below).

canmore.org.uk/event/587363

This was the last dun we visited on a great week on Barra and Vatersay. If you like a dun or two it’s well worth coming for a trip to these islands. Lots to see and the scenery is lovely.

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