Dun Carloway broch
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Dun Carloway broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone tower on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, notable as one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age structure
ⓘ
broch ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | broch architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological site in the Outer Hebrides
ⓘ
Brochs in Scotland ⓘ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Na h-Eileanan Siar ⓘ |
| condition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected archaeological monument ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Atlantic Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | on a rocky knoll ⓘ |
| feature |
central courtyard
ⓘ
double-skinned drystone walls ⓘ galleries within the wall thickness ⓘ intra-mural stairways ⓘ |
| gridReference | NB 190 415 ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | single narrow doorway ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | yes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
interpretation centre
ⓘ
visitor car park ⓘ |
| hasStaircase | stone stair within wall thickness ⓘ |
| hasSurroundings | sheep-grazed pastureland ⓘ |
| hasView |
Loch Roag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding moorland ⓘ |
| height | approximately 9 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1st century BC ⓘ |
| isPartOf | heritage tourism on the Isle of Lewis ⓘ |
| location |
Isle of Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | drystone ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Carloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved brochs in Scotland ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish brochs ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| region | Western Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | Iron Age ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive structure
ⓘ
domestic dwelling ⓘ |
| wallThickness | substantial double wall construction ⓘ |
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