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Dun Suladale is a broch situated 800 metres south-west of Suladale in Inverness-shire, Scotland. This Iron Age stone tower represents one of Scotland's most distinctive prehistoric architectural forms, built between roughly 200 BC and AD 100. The broch's foundations rest upon Palaeogene extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lava and tuff formed during volcanic activity millions of years before human settlement. The geological substrate provides the dark stone from which the monument was constructed, sourced locally from the surrounding landscape.
Brochs were typically single-family strongholds housing elite families, with thick stone walls containing galleries and chambers that spiralled upward to create hollow-walled towers. Dun Suladale's position in Inverness-shire places it within a concentration of such structures across the north and west of Scotland, suggesting significant Iron Age settlement and social organisation in the region. The tower would have offered defensive advantage and storage capacity whilst serving as a visible symbol of territorial authority and status.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM921, acknowledging its importance as a rare surviving example of Iron Age architecture. Its preservation allows continued study of broch construction techniques and the communities that built these remarkable structures.
Dun Suladale, broch 800m SW of Suladale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM921. View the official record →
Dun Suladale is a broch situated 800 metres south-west of Suladale in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM921.
Dun Suladale, broch 800m SW of Suladale dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 800m sw of suladale. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Suladale, broch 800m SW of Suladale 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 SM921.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Flashader, broch, Skye (2.5 km), Romesdal Bridge,cairn 460m SW of (3.4 km), Dun Cruinn,fort,Kensaleyre (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Suladale, broch 800m SW of Suladale'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 Suladale, broch 800m SW of Suladale stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.