Dun Dornaigil is an
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...
broch in
Sutherland in the
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland S ...
(). It is in
Strathmore on the eastern bank of the Strathmore River. It is under the care of
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ( gd, Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment. HES was formed in 2015 from the mer ...
. The interior has been filled and is now inaccessible.
Location
Dun Dornaigil is located next to the
Strathmore River, south of
Ben Hope
Ben Hope ( gd, Beinn Hòb) is a mountain in northern Scotland. It is the most northerly Munro, standing alone in the Flow Country (a region of bumpy, peat-covered moorland) south-east of Loch Hope in Sutherland. The mountain is a roughly tria ...
.
Under the care of
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ( gd, Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment. HES was formed in 2015 from the mer ...
, it has limited parking space and an information board for visitors.
Description
The broch has an external diameter of about 14.5 metres.
The walls of Dun Dornaigil generally survive from 2 to 3 metres around the circumference of the broch, but above the doorway they rise to nearly 7 metres.
The entrance is on the northeast side but is filled with debris.
There is a massive triangular
lintel over the entrance which measures 1.4 metres along the base, and 0.9 metres in height.
The interior of the broch is still filled with collapsed rubble from the upper levels and is therefore not accessible.
References
External links
Dun Dornaigilat Historic Environment Scotland.
Brochs
Scheduled monuments in Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland properties
Archaeological sites in Highland (council area)
Buildings and structures in Sutherland
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