
Looking over to Clettraval.
Looking over to Clettraval.
Animal damage on an outer wall.
Looking north west to the Atlantic from the top of the site.
South east side of the dun/broch looking over the farmhouse.
The east side.
North of the north side, showing perhaps the remnants of a broch.
North side looking north west.
From the farm with the same name.
From Angus’s place, Dun Aonghais, head west along the A865 until the farm of the same name. I asked permission to park.
The dun or perhaps broch, suggested by Beveridge is situated behind the farmhouse. He said :
“On its east edge, for a continuous length of three yards, the exterior face of a massive curved wall (suggesting that of a broch) is disclosed in at least three courses of large stones not far from the present summit. Outside this, and at another broken part, were found some kitchen-midden remains, including pottery, with many bones and shells. In the north-west face, at about the same level as the portion of wall on the east, were also noticed three consecutive stones, apparently in original position. … this fort would seem to have a diameter of 50 to 60ft ….”
All that is left now is a large grassy mound, 23m wide / 2m high, with hints of a wall poking through. There is a fair chance that evidence for the broch was carted away during the mid 19th century to built dry steen dykes and farm buildings.
Still a nice site to visit and a very nice conversation with the farm owner.
Visited 23/7/2019.