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Dun Flashader is a broch situated in Inverness-shire on the Isle of Skye. Built during the Iron Age, this defensive circular tower represents a distinctive form of Scottish prehistory found almost exclusively in the north and west of Britain. The broch's stone walls were constructed with characteristic hollow chambers and narrow passages, engineered to provide maximum defensive strength with efficient use of labour and materials.
The monument stands on bedrock comprising unnamed extrusive rocks of Palaeogene age, formed from ancient mafic lava flows and tuffs. These volcanic formations, which underlie much of northern Skye, would have presented both opportunities and challenges to the broch's builders. The hard, fractured stone provided suitable material for construction, though quarrying and shaping such basaltic rock required considerable skill.
Dun Flashader is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM911, recognising its importance to understanding Iron Age settlement and defensive architecture in the Hebrides. The broch's position on Skye reflects the strategic significance of these islands during prehistory, when maritime routes and inter-island communication networks connected scattered communities across the Atlantic seaboard of northern Britain.
Dun Flashader, broch, Skye is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM911. View the official record →
Dun Flashader is a broch situated in Inverness-shire on the Isle of Skye. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM911.
Dun Flashader, broch, Skye dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch, skye. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Flashader, broch, Skye 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 SM911.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Suladale, broch 800m SW of Suladale (2.5 km), Caisteal Uisdein, tower and associated buildings, Isle of Skye (5.6 km), Barpannan,two chambered cairns,Vatten Duirinish (10.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Flashader, broch, Skye'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 Flashader, broch, Skye stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.