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Dun Dornaigil Broch

10 miles south of Hope, Sutherland
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View the impressive remains and distinctive entrance of a broch tower.

Dun Dornaigil, also known as Dun Dornadilla, is an excellent example of a broch, a kind of drystone roundhouse, found only in Scotland and dating back at least 2,300 years.  

The broch tower stands to an impressive 7m high in places, though when it was complete it may have been twice as high. Its distinctive entrance, with massive triangular lintel, is visually striking and a reminder of the status and prestige of the broch’s inhabitants.  

The broch’s interior is filled with rubble from the upper part of the broch, and is now inaccessible. 

Front view of the ruined stone broch at Dun Dornaigil, showing its tall, triangular drystone wall and narrow entrance with a large triangular lintel stone. The structure sits on grassy ground beside a winding river, with rounded hills forming the backdrop under an overcast sky.
Close-up view of the entrance to Dun Dornaigil broch, showing a narrow doorway framed by large, weathered stone blocks. A large triangular lintel stone sits above the opening, covered in patches of lichen. The stones around the entrance are irregular and tightly fitted, with grass and small rocks at the base.
Rear view of the Dun Dornaigil broch, a circular drystone structure standing on a grassy slope beside a shallow, rocky stream. The broch’s upper walls are partially collapsed, forming an uneven silhouette against a sky filled with dark, heavy clouds. Rolling hills rise behind the ruin, creating a dramatic Highland landscape.

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