When this Broch was built, about 2000 years ago, the walls would have stood twice as high as the highest part standing today. They were built as a shelter against marauding neighbours. The thick circular drystone walls were hollow with stairs and passage ways. Inside was a wooden structure with a thatched roof. There are some 500 examples of Brochs around Scotland, this one is by no means the best preserved. Map location.
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![Dun Dornaigil Broch, Sutherland
When this Broch was built, about 2000 years ago, the walls would have stood twice as high as the highest part standing today. They were built as a shelter against marauding neighbours. The thick circular drystone walls were hollow with stairs and passage ways. Inside was a wooden structure with a thatched roof. There are some 500 examples of Brochs around Scotland, this one is by no means the best preserved. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=245747&Y=944975&A=Y&Z=120/] Map location. [/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_Dun_Dornaigil_Broch2C_Sutherland.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Dun Dornaigil Broch, Sutherland
When this Broch was built, about 2000 years ago, the walls would have stood twice as high as the highest part standing today. They were built as a shelter against marauding neighbours. The thick circular drystone walls were hollow with stairs and passage ways. Inside was a wooden structure with a thatched roof. There are some 500 examples of Brochs around Scotland, this one is by no means the best preserved. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=245747&Y=944975&A=Y&Z=120/] Map location. [/url]")
