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Dun Carloway is a Iron Age broch located on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The structure dates to the later Iron Age, likely constructed within the last few centuries BCE. The broch retains substantial portions of its original double-walled circular stone construction, rising to a height of approximately 32 feet, and represents one of the best-preserved examples of this distinctive Scottish defensive or high-status residential form. Its survival makes it an important archaeological monument for understanding broch architecture and Iron Age settlement patterns in the Hebrides.
Dun Carloway, broch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90110. View the official record →
Dun Carloway is a Iron Age broch located on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90110.
Dun Carloway, broch dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Carloway, broch is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cnoc a' Phrionnsa,chambered cairn (6.1 km), Dun Baravat,Loch Baravat,Great Bernera (6.6 km), St Macra's Church,Kirkibost (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Carloway, broch's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dun Carloway, broch stands on Lewisian Complex, bedrock that formed in the Proterozoic. The rock here is gneiss.