Condition

2
DUN
Iron Age
10053
Na h-Eileanan Siar

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.

Location

78610.00
876180.00
27700
57.6603584
-7.3912292

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
View from NW 13/01/2016 View from NW DavidNewman
View from NW
Aerial angled view from NE 13/01/2016 Aerial angled view from NE DavidNewman
Aerial angled view from NE
Aerial plan view 13/01/2016 Aerial plan view DavidNewman
Aerial plan view
Rudh'an Duin interior face of wall 01/06/2015 Rudh'an Duin interior face of wall artintendo
Rudh'an Duin interior face of wall
Rudh'an Duin, view of the interior 01/06/2015 Rudh'an Duin, view of the interior artintendo
Rudh'an Duin, view of the interior
Rudh'an Duin east side 01/06/2015 Rudh'an Duin east side artintendo
Rudh'an Duin east side

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
2408 13/01/2016 DavidNewman
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.
2383 01/06/2015 artintendo
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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