MHG12266 - Possible Dun, Bogha Na Ba
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- DUN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- (Alternate Type) NATURAL FEATURE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC13SW 3 118 334.
NC 118 334. A possible dun, in the form of a massive circular earth-and-stone bank, 15m in diameter overall and 4.5m broad, lies on a narrow promontory at Bogha na Ba, Drumbeg Bay. <1>
See assoc. docs. File for SMR NH80NE0045.
A natural feature. Nil antiquity.
Visited by OS (J M) 6 August 1974.
Recorded in survey by Dr Thomas C. Welsh, Sept. 1998. On a narrow tidal promontory in Drumbeg Bay, on the north end os a platform 26 by 20m, tapering to 15, an oval dun 15 by 12.5m over a wall 4m thick. The south side integrates with a bank across the platform 19m long and 4m thick, of earth and stone composition.<2>
See assoc. docs.
EM 18/08/2004
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG654 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1971. 'Drumbeg, possible dun', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1971, p.46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 46. 46.
- <2> SHG2927 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, Dr TC. 09/1998. The Invisible Site Finder: A personal view of the role of interpretive survey in archaeology, based on thirty years experience as an independent site-finder, and a comment on the low visibility imposed by restricted access to publication. Unaffiliated. . 48.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 1179 3340 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC13SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4569 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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