Tidal state |
Low |
Site located? |
Yes |
Coastally eroding? |
has eroded in the past |
Visibility above ground |
Highly visible (substantial remains) |
Visibility in section |
Not visible |
Access |
accessible - difficult terrain |
Local knowledge |
is not locally known |
Description |
The remains of this dun are in a good state of preservation, except for the SE segment which has been almost completely destroyed by sea-erosion. The dun is almost circular, having an overall diameter of 24.5m, the walls varying in thickness from 5.0m to 6.2m. The well-preserved entrance is in the NW and appears to lead to a small natural harbour. The entrance is 1.3m wide, its side walls 1.0m high, and has a paved floor: There were no indications of chambers in these side walls, or of a door-check. Finds retrieved by Beveridge included pottery, hammerstones, a fragment of bronze and fragments of an iron long sword, in addition to kitchen-midden remains. These are in the NMAS.
ShoreUPDATE June 2015
site degrading. Southern half heavily eroded. High tide covers ruin. |
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Site located? |
Yes |
Proximity to coast edge |
Intertidal |
Coastally eroding? |
active sea erosion; active wind erosion (in dunes only); has eroded in the past |
Threats |
stock erosion |
Visibility above ground |
Highly visible (substantial remains) |
Visibility in section |
Clearly visible in section |
Access |
accessible - difficult terrain; accessible on foot (no footpath) |
Local knowledge |
is well known; is well visited; has local associations/history |
Description |
The remains of this dun are in a good state of preservation, except for the SE segment which has been almost completely destroyed by sea-erosion. The dun is almost circular, having an overall diameter of 24.5m, the walls varying in thickness from 5.0m to 6.2m. The well-preserved entrance is in the NW and appears to lead to a small natural harbour. The entrance is 1.3m wide, its side walls 1.0m high, and has a paved floor: There were no indications of chambers in these side walls, or of a door-check. Finds retrieved by Beveridge included pottery, hammerstones, a fragment of bronze and fragments of an iron long sword, in addition to kitchen-midden remains. These are in the NMAS.
ShoreUPDATE June 2015
site degrading. Southern half heavily eroded. High tide covers ruin. |
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