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Dun Beag Broch
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Barbara And Rick
July 19, 2015
This is an iron age broch, just a short walk from the main road.
Sarah
January 25, 2020
A clearly visible and relatively easy to access (short walk from the road, up over rough pasture land) to a prehistoric site of a Broch. (probably occupied within the period 200 BC to AD 100,) Brochs are an Iron Age phenomenon; they were first constructed (on current evidence) at a date between 400 and 200 BC and are a prehistoric building type unique to Scotland. They are typified by a circular internal ground plan with massive drystone walls capable of rising to tower-like heights2. The largest among them are believed to have been the tallest prehistoric stone structures in North Western Europe, though very few have survived to any great height. Dun Beag is of national importance as a good example of a broch, with features characteristic of brochs found near the western seaboard. The excavated material suggests that Dun Beag was probably occupied within the period 200 BC to AD 100, which accords well with other brochs frrm which dates are available. Key aspects of Dun Beag’s significance include: • Its survival as one of the best preserved brochs on Skye. Most other brochs survive as tumbled masses of stone, but because Dun Beag is maintained and presented in its excavated state, visitors can appreciate many of the architectural features which typify west-coast brochs. • What the choice of site says about the occupants. The location of Dun Beag, on a rocky knoll with extensive views over the surrounding landscape, suggests that the builders were combining the practicalities of finding a dry location which had a ready source of raw materials, with a desire to ensure that those in the structure could observe a wide area and also be seen from a distance. • The importance of the excavated material remains. The artefacts recovered during excavation indicate something of the activities carried out at the site (metalworking, cooking, processing grain) and include some personal items (pins, glass beads). They also hint at intermittent occupation and / or use of the site extending beyond the Iron Age into the Viking, Medieval and post-Medieval periods. • The relationship of the broch with other sites and features both in the immediate area (field boundaries, fort, hut circles) and with other types of Iron Age structures on the west coast of Scotland. It is likely that further archaeological deposits survive, including midden material and further structural remains around the broch, which could potentially add to our understanding of the site in its immediate context. • The association of the site with Countess Vincent Baillet de Latour, née Johanna von Ettingshausen. The Countess was one of Scotland’s early female archaeologists and her work on the Skye brochs of Dun Fiadhairdt and Dun Beag are significant events in the history of archaeology in Scotland
A clearly visible and relatively easy to access (short walk from the road, up over rough pasture land) to a prehistoric site of a Broch. (probably occupied within the period 200 BC to AD 100,) Brochs are an Iron Age phenomenon; they were first constructed (on current evidence) at a date between 400…
Jo
August 13, 2017
One of Skye's most intact Iron Age brochs with stunning views
Pam
June 18, 2017
An iron age broch situated in Struan.
Iona & Gary
May 27, 2021
historical sight, worth a look!
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Highland Council, Scotland