Dun Carnachaidh

Nearest town:
Thurso (43km ENE)
OS reference:
NC7205152658
OS sheet:
10
Latitude:
58° 26' 37.33 N
Longitude:
4° 11' 32.14 W
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Image of Dun Carnachaidh (Broch) by LesHamilton

Dun Carnachaidh as viewed from the rise to the north of the broch.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 9, 2018
Image of Dun Carnachaidh (Broch) by LesHamilton

This panoramic image illustrates just how dilapidated Dun Carnachaidh is nowadays.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 9, 2018
Image of Dun Carnachaidh (Broch) by LesHamilton

These impressively large boulders are on the southeastern arc of the broch.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 9, 2018
Image of Dun Carnachaidh (Broch) by LesHamilton

Dun Carnachaidh, still showing wall structure on its southwestern arc.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 9, 2018
Image of Dun Carnachaidh (Broch) by LesHamilton

Amid the tumble of rocks to the west of Dun Carnachaidh is evidence of a possible intra-mural gallery.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 9, 2018

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Dun Carnachaidh

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 9, 2018

Visited: June 26, 2018

Canmore dramatically describes Dun Carnachaidh as: ‘The remains of a broch on a cliff overlooking the river valley’!

What cliff?

There’s no cliff within sight, and the broch stands just 90 metres west of the Strathnaver road up a steepish grassy hillside.

This broch cannot be seen from the road as it sits on a level shelf about 25 metres up the hillside. It takes but a few minutes to reach it. It is extremely ruinous with few major features extant. The foundation course can be followed intermittently around the structure and there are some impressively large stones of the 2nd course around the southeastern arc. Amongst the tumble to the west of the broch is what appears to be the remains of an intra-mural gallery.

Access to Dun Carnachaidh is straightforward as there is parking in a bay beside a cattle grid on the road just 1½ kilometres north of Carnachy. The fence at the roadside consists only of wire strands which it is easy to wriggle between (no barbed stuff).

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