Dun Telve (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Teilbh) is an iron-age broch located about four kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the village of Glenelg, Inverness-shire...
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of Dun Telve lies 470 metres (510 yd) to the west, whilst the "semi-broch" known as Dun Grugaig is around 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the southeast. Dun Troddan...
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with significantly higher walls: Dun Carloway on Lewis, Dun Telve and Dun Troddan in Glenelg, Mousa in Shetland and Dun Dornaigil in Sutherland, all of...
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Strachan. Some of the stone used in the construction was taken from Dun Telve and Dun Troddan, nearby iron-age brochs. The Government troops who were garrisoned...
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south side to 9.2 metres. Only Mousa Broch and Dun Telve have walls that are higher. The original height of Dun Carloway is unknown. The broch overlooks Loch...
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attracts tourists to the remains of two of the best-preserved brochs (Dun Telve and Dun Troddan) on mainland Scotland, located in Glen Beag, about three miles...
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Presumably as a consequence of the Roman advance, various hill forts such as Dun Mor in Perthshire, which had been abandoned by the natives long ago, were...
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its finest feature is its long east ridge. The famous brochs of Dun Telve and Dun Troddan lie in close proximity. "Meall Mor". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved...
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the two Glenelg brochs of Dun Telve and Dun Troddan. Unlike those two brochs which are in the valley close to flat ground, Dun Grugaig is situated on rugged...
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Brochs" of Dun Telve and Dun Troddan are a few miles to the south. Caisteal Grugaig should not be confused with the "semi-broch" known as Dun Grugaig which...
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Fortrose Cathedral Beautiful red sandstone cathedral Glenelg Brochs: Dun Telve and Dun Troddan Two broch towers Grey Cairns of Camster Two chambered burial...
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"Skye, Dun Ringill". Canmore. Retrieved 4 August 2012. Miers (2008) p. 215 "Old Scatness Broch". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 29 July 2012. "Dun Troddan"...
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4°04′27″W / 57.4737°N 4.0743°W / 57.4737; -4.0743 (Clava cairns) Dun Telve and Dun Troddan The Pictish Towers at Glenelg, Inverness. Brochs (HS) Iron...
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intramural stairway, similar to those still surviving at Mousa on Shetland and Dun Telve near Glenelg. The area surrounding the broch is rich in both prehistoric...
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