For those interested the field recordings contained within Mac-Talla Nan Creag 1 & 2, here is a further contact mic recording by Lindsay Todd from August 2020.

Dun Carloway is currently under conservation work with a huge amount of scaffolding and security fence. There was a fair wind blowing and the whole structure was resonating wildly.

Equipment used:

2x JrF contact mics with Hosa MIT-129 impedance transformers
1x Sound Devices MixPre3

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Dun Carloway is an excellent cross-section of a broch – a type of structure found only in Scotland. It overlooks Loch Carloway and is built on a rock on a steep south slope at the height of 50 metres and is the best preserved broch in the Outer Hebrides. At 9m tall it still stands close to its impressive full height. It was probably constructed about 200 BC. Broch-building ceased around AD 100, but they may have continued in use.  Evidence from excavations suggests it may have been used until about AD 1000. It’s also said to have been used as a stronghold by members of the Morrison Clan during the 1500s.

Dun Carloway Broch Contact Mic Recording August 2020

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Dun Carloway Broch Contact Mic Recording August 2020

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