Historic Assynt - Clachtoll Broch

Clachtoll Broch is one of the more spectacular Iron Age structures in NW Scotland. Situated on a rocky knoll at the sea's edge at Clachtoll, the wall of this monumental roundhouse still stands to over 3m in height in places and the lintels still cap the cells and wall chambers. Brochs were numerous and widespread in the north and west in Iron Age Scotland, and were being built in some places by around 500 BC. Many, however, continued in use well into the first millennium AD going through many changes in form throughout this time. Hazel charcoal from a floor or partition dates its collapse to between 150BC and 50 AD. 2017 will see a £500K project to consolidate and continue excavation of the Broch. Created from images taken on December 7th 2016 by a DJI Inspire UAV using DroneDeploy and the DJI Point of Interest flight mode. For more information see http://assyntfireandwater.aocarchaeology.com/about-historic-assynt/