A tale of two thousand
years ago

Aerial photograph showing ring-shaped ruinous remains on a rocky coastline, with mountainous landscape in the distance

A beacon of the Iron Age

Clachtoll Broch maintains a presence in the landscape now as it did two thousand years ago. Explore the broch through these pages, and discover how the local community saved it from the sea.

 
Ten people at work in the broch, crouching or kneeling to dig amongst the stone and soil deposits

A Team Effort

The project to conserve and explore Clachtoll Broch was led by local community group Historic Assynt. Find out how they got there.

 
View of the broch showing drystone structure in distance, with rubble covering the ground in front of it and upright stones in the foreground

The Broch

Explore the structure of the broch, and the features that made this massive house a home

Building, Rebuilding

Collapse, modification and repair at the broch