Dun Liath, Elgol

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Dun Liath, Elgol is one of 79 brochs the Albion Guide charts in Highland. The nearest other broch is Cnocan nan Cobhar, Kilmarie, 3.2 km to the north.

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More places to visit near Dun Liath, Elgol

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The Cuillin Hills

National Scenic Area near Torrin

Britain's most serrated mountain range.

2.7 km NW

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Elgol boat trips

Attraction near Elgol

Small-boat excursions from Elgol pier to Loch Coruisk and the seal and eagle-rich Cuillin coast.

2.8 km W

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Camasunary Bay

Beach near Elgol

Wild remote bay with a bothy and beach between Elgol and the Cuillin, reached only on foot.

2.9 km N

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Loch Coruisk

Loch near Elgol

Ringed by the Cuillin of Skye, this wild freshwater loch is reached by boat from Elgol or a scramble past the Bad Step.

8.7 km NW

Photo of Eas Mòr, a waterfall near Sligachan in the Cuillin Hills, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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A big waterfall — the literal meaning of its Gaelic name — dropping through a deep, sheer gorge on the Allt Coire Banachdich, high in Glen Brittle beneath the western Black Cuillin. Reached only on foot up the river, with the ridge filling the skyline above.

14.3 km NW