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Dun Beag broch

Struan, Scotland

One of the best-preserved Iron Age brochs on Skye, on a hilltop above Loch Bracadale.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
40 min

A ring of drystone wall, passageways and a staircase survive on a rocky knoll about a kilometre north-west of Struan. The views over Loch Bracadale and out to the Cuillin make it worth the short climb on their own. It is rarely busy.

Good to know

  • Short, steep path up from the roadside parking
  • Good light for photos late in the day
Best time
Late afternoon
Open
All year
Getting there
Lay-by parking off the A863, short uphill path
Vehicles
Campervans fine

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