Dun Beag - Struan, Scotland
N 57° 21.608 W 006° 25.521
29V E 654868 N 6360405
Dun Beag is an Iron Age broch (a drystone hollow-walled structure) located near the village of Struan on the west coast of the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMMDDM
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/04/2014
Views: 3
The marker provides information in both English and Gaelic. The English text is provided:
"The double-skilled drystone walls support each other and make possible a high building of relatively lightweight form. The roofing and interior structures of brochs are much debated.
Brochs are among Scotland's most impressive prehistoric buildings. These stone roundhouses date from about 2,300 to 1,900 years ago, and are mainly found in north and west Scotland.
Dun Beag's location may be a deliberate statement about social status and control of land - set on a steep slope, above the cultivated land and with a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.
Countess Latour explored the site in 1914-20 and, although her recording was poor, found many artefacts that give us some clues to the activities of the broch-builders and later inhabitants.
Group that erected the marker: Historic Scotland
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
A863
Struan, Scotland
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