Dun Beag – An Iron Age Broch and Oysters by Loch Harport
A few hours.
The route
Dun Beag is an Iron Age broch on a rocky knoll above Loch Bracadale, with a stone stair still climbing in the gap between its two walls.
Round the head of Loch Harport, the Oyster Shed above Carbost opens oysters to order, and lunch is eaten at barrels under a roof with the loch below.
The day
Struan
A morning between two sea lochs: a climb to an Iron Age broch, then seafood at a shed above Carbost.
About two and a half hours
Dun Beag Broch
An attraction
Dun Beag stands on a rocky knoll by the A863 at Struan, looking west over Loch Bracadale. Park in the free council car park on the main road; the broch is across the road, up a steep, grassy track. It is an Iron Age broch, a round tower built as two stone walls, one inside the other, and a stone stair still climbs in the gap between them. On the north side the knoll falls away steeply beneath the walls, so wear good boots, more so after rain.
More about Dun Beag Broch24 min by car
The Oyster Shed
Lunch
It's 24 minutes' drive on to Carbost. The Oyster Shed sits up a steep, narrow track above the village, with a small car park beside it. It grew out of the oyster farm on the loch and opened in 2012. Order inside: oysters opened to order, raw with lemon or baked with garlic butter, and hot scallops, langoustines and lobster. Eat at barrels under the roofed picnic area. It opens Monday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm, with no booking, and the menu can be shorter in bad weather.
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If it rains
Dun Beag is open hillside, so bring waterproofs; at the Oyster Shed the barrels stand under a roof.
Make it a weekend
