📌 Inverarish, Isle of Raasay
★★
This mossy pile of rubble on the Isle of Raasay doesn’t stand up well against the famous brochs on the nearby mainland. In fact, it doesn’t stand up at all! But Dun Borodale is well worth visiting on a tour of this underrated island. This iron age broch sits 80 metres above the sea shore at Inverarish, allowing excellent views both south towards Skye’s moody Cuillin Hills (only partly obstructed by forestry plantations) and north into Raasay’s uninhabited interior. A shortish but steep, uphill walk is required to access the broch from the nearest road, passing the isolated, whitewashed Free Church of Raasay (and its former manse) en route to the top.
🌍 Location
📌 Off minor road 0.5 mi north of Inverarish, Raasay
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NG 555363
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.351650,-6.066537
🚢 Ferry to Raasay (1 mi) from Sconser, Skye – which is in turn served by buses
🚗 Layby at 🧭 NG 556361 / 🛰️ 57.349680,-6.063703
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the layby it’s a 15-min walk (each way) to the broch, on a clear, signposted path with some steep ascent (⬤ Easy). Route follows part of the red trail on map 🔗 here. If only visiting the main attractions at the south end of the island, bringing a car across from Skye is usually an unnecessary expense. The quickest route from the ferry terminal is a 45-min walk (each way) on minor roads via the layby above – use the same map as a guide.
