Dun Vulan

Dun Vulan Broch (Scottish Gaelic: 'Dùn Mhùlan' or 'Dùn Mhaoilinn') is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland.

Dun Vulan Broch
Eastern entrance of Dun Vulan
Location in Highlands, Scotland
LocationSouth Uist
Coordinates57.240556°N 7.449167°W / 57.240556; -7.449167
TypeBroch
History
PeriodsIron Age, Roman

Location

Dun Vulan is located in South Uist.[1] The site is now situated on an exposed promontory but was originally on a freshwater lake.[1]

Description

Dun Vulan is an Iron Age (c. 150–50 BC) broch located on the southern edge of the promontory; it is now protected as a sea wall.[1] Excavations revealed an oval-shaped broch with a maximum diameter of 19.5 metres, with walls surviving to 4.5 metres in height and 4 metres in width.

History

Between June 1991 and July 1996 Dun Vulan was excavated as part of the SEARCH (Sheffield Environmental and Archaeological Research Campaign in the Hebrides) Project.[2] The excavations suggested that there were no earlier structures predating the main structure on site.[3]

References
  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "South Uist, Bornish, Dun Vulan (9825)". Canmore. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. Parker Pearson, Mike; Sharples, Niall (1999). Between Land and Sea: Excavations at Dun Vulan, South Uist. Bath: Sheffield Academic Press.
  3. Gilmour, S (2002). Ballin Smith B; Banks, I (eds.). In The Shadow of the Brochs. p. 64. ISBN 978-0752425177.

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