Cinematic Scotland's Brave Tour: Dun Carloway Broch

One of Brave's most prominent "characters" is undoubtedly that of DunBroch Castle, the home of Princess Merida (Kelly Macdonald) and her family. For this part of the tour I headed to Dun Carloway Broch on the Isle of Lewis, the island where much of Brave's look seems to stem from.

Brochs are hollow-walled structures that may have been used as forts as far back as the 1st Century BC. The word "dun" is Gaelic for "fort". Dun Carloway Broch is located on the West Coast of Lewis and analysis shows it was last occupied around 1300AD.

The broch is around 15 metres in diameter and nine metres high, with hollow walls. As with many ancient structures, it's not entirely clear what the broch's original purpose was, with theories ranging from miltary fort to a farmhouse.