Dun Carloway Broch
Dùn Chàrlabhaigh
One of the best-preserved Iron Age round towers. Its dry-stone double walls still stand about 9 m high, and stairways and passages run inside them.
Dun Chàrlabhaigh, or Carloway Broch, dates from around 2,000 years ago in the Iron Age. It is a "broch," a type of round stone tower unique to Scotland. It was built without any mortar. Stairways and passages run between its double stone walls, and it still stands about 9 m high on a rocky knoll overlooking Loch Carloway. Admission is free. A small visitor center at the foot of the hill is open in summer. It lies about 10 km from Carloway and can be combined with the Black House Village as a one-day trip along the west coast.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
- Dalmore Beach
- Calanais Standing Stones
- Bosta Iron Age House & Beach
- Norse Mill and Kiln, Shawbost
- Arnol Blackhouse
- Uig Sands (Traigh Uige)
- Abhainn Dearg Distillery