Port nan Long, North Uist
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We only had time for a flying visit in 2019, but we saw just enough of Dùn an Sticer to place it firmly on the list for a future return visit. This iron age broch (later converted into a small hall) would be marooned on an islet in the middle of Loch an Sticir if it weren’t for an ingenious network of causeways (4 in total) linking the broch – via two other islets – with the “mainland” of North Uist. There are numerous other examples of island fortresses and causeways elsewhere on the Uists, but rarely are they so accessible.
Location
O.S. Grid Reference: NF 897777
GPS coordinates: 57.681478,-7.207790
Bus stops at junction with B893
Layby at
Key info
Always open
Free
The layby has a good view of the broch. To visit the site, walk down to the shore (pathless) and cross the causeway (5-min walk). The causeway may be submerged during high loch levels or at very high tides.
