Ousdale Broch

Lots of historical knowledge while having a nice walk.

Beautiful walk. Short walk to the Ousdale ruins. I decided to follow the John O'Groats North trail a bit down to the water thereafter which was gorgeous.

Probably one of the best places we visited on our trip.We went around 4pm on a hot sunny day and we had the place completely to ourselves the entire time. The structure is absolutely fascinating and well-cared for. Take a moment to sit in silence outside the broch. It's one of the few moments we've had in our busy lives where there was no sound but the occasional chirp of a stonechat, bleet of a sheep, or the iconic call of a cuckoo.We were also fortunate enough to come across a slow worm sunning itself on the pathway and enjoyed the fields of bog cotton up by the abandoned village of Borg on the path there.There's ample parking for several vehicles at the top, and the walk down to the broch probably took about 15mins with plenty of informative signage along the way and a bench or two for the weary. The path is well maintained and it's not a particularly difficult walk.

Well restored Brock and collapsed Borg. A 10 to 15 minute walk from the road. As others have said, it takes a bit to find the path (if you see locked gates, you're in the wrong layby) but once you're on it there are information boards explaining the history of the site and wider area. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.

Beautifully restored, also the Borg village has some great history with plenty of information of the boards down to the broch

Beautiful example of a Scottish broch, one of the best preserved ones I've seen, recently been stabilised to prevent further decay. Has a nice new path with benches and information signs on the surrounding geography and on the broch itself.Well worth a visit.

Not for the tall in stature. Worth the stop off. The view is amazing, the structure is amazing, the fact that everything seems to be for people under 6' is amazing!

Nice downhill walk to get to Ousdale Broch but it isn't so forgiving on the way back up the hill!. Really amazing bit of history and well worth the trek down and up.

A historical site worth visiting.It's an easy walk on good paths from the car park (only a few slots). Informative and interesting information boards all the way down to the Broch.The Broch is located beautifully in a great landscape.