MHG3161 - Possible Dun, Caisteal Uisdean
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- DUN? (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG35NE 13 3843 5831.
(NG 3843 5831) About 500 yards E of Caisteal Uisdean (NG35NE 1) and about 750 yards NNW of the dun at Peinduin (NG35NE 2) is a flat-topped hillock with outcropping rocks on the steep scarp. The summit which rises only 15-20ft above the surroundings, has been defended by a stone wall, almost entirely obliterated save on the SE arc, where a length of 12ft of walling 3ft in height remains, the stones used being of great size. The fort must have been of very small dimensions, as the plateau over all measures only 34ft N-S and 30ft E-W. The entrance seems to have been from the S.
RCAHMS 1928.
This supposed dun comprises some dry-stone walling against the north side of a knoll together with three old field banks which converge, and meet, upon the top. A doubtful antiquity.
Visited by OS (A S P) 15 April 1961.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3842 5831 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG35NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11125 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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