MHG4074 - Dun Pharuig
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- DUN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG60NE 1 6602 0697.
(NG 6602 0697) Dun Faich (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
Dun Pharuig ("Patrick"), or Faich. On the shore about 350 yards ENE of the parish church of Sleat is a small promontory terminating in an elevated plateau, with precipitous rocky sides, which rises nearly 60ft above high water mark and 14ft above the connecting ridge on the W or landward side. On the simmit, which is D-shaped, are the faint traces of Dun Pharaig. It seems to have been surrounded by a stone wall, but this has almost entirely disappeared except on the landward side, where the outer face shows a height of about 4ft of a drystone wall built in a straight line. The dun measures 36ft NE-SW and 34ft NW-SE. Across the neck which joins it to the land, about 36ft from the dun, are traces of an outer wall, which may or may not be part of the original defences. RCAHMS 1928.
Dun Faich, the remains of a dun as described by RCAHMS. Condition - very poor.
Visited by OS (A S P) 16 June 1961.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 189, No. 604.
- --- SHG4381 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6601 0697 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG60NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SLEAT |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11541 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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