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Latitude: 57.1535 / 57°9'12"N
Longitude: -6.0639 / 6°3'50"W
OS Eastings: 154320
OS Northings: 814281
OS Grid: NG543142
Mapcode National: GBR C9DT.C7D
Mapcode Global: WGZ9G.TGMF
Entry Name: Dun Liath,broch,Elgol
Scheduled Date: 30 September 1960
Last Amended: 23 February 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM917
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch
Location: Strath
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Eilean á Chèo
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
The monument comprises the remains of a broch or a thick-walled round house, located on a small spur on the lip of a steep slope.
The remains of this prehistoric building comprise a circle of stones which form the remains of a wall which is up to 5m wide and 1.2m high. The inner and outer foundation courses of the wall were visible earlier this century and indicated the internal diameter as 11.5m N-S and 10.5m E-W. The foundations also indicated that the wall thickness was around 3m to 4m. There is a slight indication of a possible entrance on the SE of the structure.
The area to be scheduled measures 40m E-W by 35m N-S, to include the broch and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and occupation of the broch are likely to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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