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or less sloping, could easily be defended if necessary. As at 

 Grugaig, huge masses of fallen rock cover the hillside to the 

 south, and all around the scenery is of a wild and most 

 attractive character ; in fact, it is safe to say that no other 

 broch in Scotland occupies a more striking or picturesque 

 site. Certainly a more commanding situation, either from a 

 strategic or scenic point of view, could scarcely be conceived 

 — the deep ravine at the side separating it from the steep hill 

 to the south, and the abrupt descent of the hillock to the north 

 and west ; while the romantic and lonely glen that dies away 

 among the high mountains to the east adds to its interest in a 

 ratio to which the other two towers cannot attain. Judging 

 from the moss-covered masonry and general overgrown appear- 

 ance of the surroundings, many years must have elapsed since 

 the structure was destroyed, and in all probability a large 

 section of it may have tumbled into the burn below, as for 

 many a long day little inducement for spoliation could be 

 found, since neither dykes nor houses are common in its 

 vicinity. The eastern side still shows a height of 18 to 20 

 feet, but the southern portion facing the stream is gone, and 

 only fragments are left of those which faced the other two 

 points of the compass. Sufficient remains, however, to trace 

 the foundations, which partake more of an oval than a purely 

 circular form, the founders being forced to follow the configur- 

 ation of the ground to a certain extent, as the tower occupies 

 the whole space available on the summit. Only one chamber 

 is visible, about 2 feet wide by 20 feet long, the binding- 

 stones forming the roof being still intact. The doorway would 

 appear to have been on the east side, just at the entrance to 

 this cavity, so we may with something like probability con- 

 clude that the latter represents the guard - chamber. ISTo 

 traces of interior openings appear save on the north side, 

 where, amidst a mass of fallen ddhris, is partially concealed 

 a large flagstone, which may have formed part of the roof 

 of the entrance to a chamber, or the lowest tier of window 

 apertures. It is not at all unlikely that when at its full 

 height, communication might have been made by signal with 

 the Troddan broch, which in turn was in sight of Tellve, and 

 the latter again with Chalamine ; but in its present state of 

 decay it is impossible to observe the first named, owing to an 



