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10. Dun Carloway

Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9AA

Type:Architectural Trail

Dun Carloway

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A broch is an iron-aged drystone hollow-walled structure found only in Scotland. Dun Carloway, was likely built in 1st Century AD and had four different phases of building. It is the best preserved Broch in the Outer Hebrides.

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