Archaeological sites · Scottish Highlands
Caisteal Grugaig
Caisteal Grugaig — broch in Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stromeferry · 9.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Caisteal Grugaig is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "broch in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.2665°, -5.5393°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Caisteal Grugaig (or Dun Totaig) is an Iron Age broch near the eastern end of Loch Alsh in the Scottish Highlands (grid reference NG86682508).
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Background
Description
The broch has an external diameter of around 16.5 metres and an internal diameter of around 9.6 metres. The broch was built on uneven ground, so the natural floor of the broch has a slope. The entrance passage is on the northeast side and has a massive triangular lintel over the doorway. There is an elongated guard cell on the left side of the entrance passage. The interior of the broch has two intramural rooms at ground level, one of which is a small, oval cell. The other is a long mural cell, or length of ground gallery, which has a blocked doorway. The sides of an upper room are apparent above the entrance passage. Also inside the broch is a doorway to the mural stair. The five steps of…
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- Coordinates
- 57.2665, -5.5393
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV40 8DR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Nearest railway station
- Stromeferry — 9.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q18157532 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Caisteal Grugaig (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The broch at Totaig - geograph.org.uk - 3661013 cropped.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Caisteal Grugaig?
- Caisteal Grugaig is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV40 8DR).
- Is Caisteal Grugaig a listed building?
- Caisteal Grugaig is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Caisteal Grugaig?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV40 8DR. It sits within the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire parliamentary constituency.