MHG5242 - Dun Chlo
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- DUN (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG60SW 7 618 015.
On a promontory bearing the placename Dun Chlo. A discontinuous grassy bank encloses a roughly circular area, 9-10m in diameter. Single outer facing stones on the SW arc. Two short stretches of outer walling to the SE on the seaward side. The dun is mentioned in the Statistical Account of 1795.
C Swanson 1982; OSA 1795.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1504 Text/Publication/Article: Swanson, C. 1982. 'Skye (Sleat p) dun', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1982, p.15. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 15. 15.
- --- SHG2606 Text/Publication/Volume: Sir John Sinclair (ed.). 1791-9. The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol. 16, 538.
- --- SHG4366 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6180 0150 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG60SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SLEAT |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11556 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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