Dun Troddan

Dun Troddan (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Trodan) is an iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Kirkton,Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland [1]. Dun Troddan stands on a level rock platform north of the Abhainn a’ Ghlinne Bhig, in the lower reaches of Gleann Beag [1]. Dun Troddan was first sketched in about 1720, when it was still an intact tower [1]. The broch was visited by Thomas Pennant in 1772, and it was still a substantial structure, although it had lost the upper gallery by this time [1]. The broch consists of a drystone tower which measures around 17.5 metres (57 ft) in diameter, and currently stands to a maximum height of 7 metres (23 ft) [1]. The external walls are 4.5 metres (15 ft) thick at the base [1]. The broch has features now missing from Dun Telve; these include a number of postholes in the floor and a hearth [1]. Built into the hearth is a broken quern-stone [1].