Dun Beag – An Iron Age Broch and Lunch in Struan
A few hours.
The route
Dun Beag is an Iron Age broch, a round drystone tower on a rocky knoll above Loch Bracadale.
You can walk inside it, find the stair built into the thickness of its wall and look out over the loch and its islands. Lunch is a minute down the road at Bog Myrtle, a café, bakery and secondhand bookshop in Struan with velvet sofas and stained glass.
Before you go
Book accommodation nearby
If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.
The nearest of ours is Skyewalker Hostel, 2 miles away. Sleeps 1.
The day
Struan
An hour at an Iron Age broch above Loch Bracadale, then lunch down the road in Struan.
About two hoursAbout 0.5 miles on foot
Dun Beag Broch
An attraction
Park in the small free council car park on the south side of the A863 below the broch. The traffic on the main road is fast, so cross with care; beyond it a steep grassy path climbs about 300 metres over a sheep field to the broch on its knoll. Inside, a stair climbs within the thickness of the wall, and the view runs out over Loch Bracadale and its islands. Wear strong shoes, keep dogs on a lead, and allow about an hour. There are no toilets.
Bog Myrtle Café
Lunch
Then it's a minute's drive east to Bog Myrtle in Struan, a café, bakery and secondhand bookshop in a white harled house, with velvet sofas and stained glass inside. Try the sourdough waffles with bacon and syrup, the Turkish eggs, soup or a thick sandwich, and a slice of the Basque cheesecake. It opens from March to November, usually Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 3.30pm, and its days change through the season, so check its Instagram before setting off.
If it rains
In rain the grassy path is slippery and the broch has no shelter: wear good shoes, keep the visit short and make lunch the long part.
Bog Myrtle Café, a café in Struan.