D?n Ch?rlabhaigh/Carloway Broch

Introduction

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D?n Ch?rlabhaigh/Carloway Broch

Image: © Tom Pullman Taken: 15 Aug 2004

An ancient stronghold, built in the Iron Age and last defended in the sixteenth century, when it was still whole. (Unsuccessfully defended - an attacker scaled the side and dropped a burning brand into the chimney.)

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Image Location

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Latitude
58.269353
Longitude
-6.793989