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Dun Carloway Broch, Lewis
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CEP - Lewis
The Palmar family visiting Dun Carloway broch on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. Dun Carloway was probably built in the last century BC. It would likely have served as a defensible residence for a large family including space for the animals on the first floor and is still very well preserved. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1966.
10 July 1966
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland.
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Sheep crossing causeway, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Sheep crossing the causway from the broch of Dun an Sticer on Loch an Sticir, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
10 July 1964
Dùn Mòr broch, Vaul, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Remains of the Dun Mor (Dùn Mòr) broch at Vaul, Tiree, built in the first century AD as an emergency refuge, with a double wall 25 to 30 feet high, inside which was a staircase. It is thought that the occupants came from southern England and ruled the local people. In later years the ruins were used to make a farmhouse.
24 September 2013
Dùn Mòr broch, Vaul, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Remains of the Dun Mor (Dùn Mòr) broch at Vaul, Tiree, built in the first century AD as an emergency refuge, with a double wall 25 to 30 feet high, inside which was a staircase. It is thought that the occupants came from southern England and ruled the local people. In later years the ruins were used to make a farmhouse.
24 September 2013
Dùn an Sticer, Loch an Sticir, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Dùn an Sticer, an iron age broch more than 2000 years old, Loch an Sticir, North Uist
09 July 2010
Tràigh Hogh, Totronald, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Tràigh Hogh beach, Totronald, Coll, looking towards Rum.
27 April 2014
St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Finishing a trip round Boreray on MV Lochlann, before heading to Hirta, St Kilda. From left (east) to right, you can see the Dun, Oisebhal, the Gap, Conachair, an Campar and Soay.
