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Part of the Giant Hogweed ‘jungle’ surrounding Achvarasdal broch.

Approaching The Borg from the south. The entranceway lies below the dip on the skyline.

Much of the walling at The Borg stands between two and three metres tall. This fine section shows six neat courses.

Where the foundation course at The Borg is visible, it is clear that it is composed of some very large boulders indeed.

A huge quantity of tumbled boulders now rest on the foundation course to the east of The Borg.

The entrance passage viewed from outside The Borg.

Though partially blocked, it is possible to look straight through the entranceway from the outside, towards a chink of daylight at its inner end.

The entrance portal inside the broch, with its leading lintel still in place.

The interior of The Borg, surrounded by tumbledown walling.

This low grassy mound, viewed from the roadside at Trantlemore, is all that now remains of the former broch.

This view, looking roughly south, shows a section of vegetated broch wall.

A view over the broch to the southeast.

The grassy knoll on which the remains of Langdale Broch stand.

One of the few remaining areas where outer foundation course boulders can still be seen.

Some well defined inner wall facing at Langdale Broch.

Tumble of masonry outside the broch.

The entrance passage at Langdale, viewed from within the broch.

Looking out from Langdale Broch over the entrance passage.

Most of the walls at Langdale Broch are almost 5 metres in thickness.

Creag nam Buth viewed from the roadside.

The uninspiring summit of Crean nam Buth

Mere traces of foundation stones on the southeast flank of Creag nam Buth

Creag nam Buth

A few foundations blocks at Creag nam Buth

This mound, standing close to the base of Baile Mhargait hill, contains on its summit a beautifully preserved cist, complete with its displaced capstone.

This cist is found, open to the elements, on the very summit of the mound.

This is a view of the primary cist taken looking across its displaced capstone.

This cist, minus its capstone, lies just a few metres west of the main cist, on the flank of the mound.

This cist, which lacks both its capstone and end stones, lies about 25 metres northwest of the main cairn.

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

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

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

Dun Carnachaidh.

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

Backies broch photographed from a viewpoint higher up the hillside.

The tumbled exterior of Backies broch viewed from the foot of its supporting knoll.

Looking into the central court of Backies broch.

The wall at Backies Broch is some 5 metres in width.

This is an elevated view, raising the camera on a monopod, showing the external entranceway with its impressive leading lintel.

Fine courses of walling leading towards the entrance portal.

The entranceway at Backies broch viewed from the interior.

The lintels above the entrance passage viewed from the broch wall.

This is the view outwards, through the entrance portal, from ground level.

Neat walling courses reaching almost two metres from the floor of the broch at the right of the entrance doorway.

This doorway to a level 2 mural cell has an unusual lintel leading to a void above it.

A section of the broch wall with the entrance portal mid-way along it.