MHG5568 - Kilmory, Rhum
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FORT (Early Bronze Age to Pictish - 2400 BC? to 900 AD?)
Protected Status
Full Description
NG30SE 5 3509 0425.
This fort occupies a precipitous coastal promontory 740m WNW of Kilmory Lodge. The neck of the promontory, which is only 9.5m broad, is cut off by a wall about 3.8m thick, and the interior measures 25m from N to S by 12m transversely.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983
Traces of a structure in the hollow inside the rampart to the east of the promontory. It measures 4m E-W and 4m N-S.
NMRS MS/868/1
This site was included in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland online database. See link below for site entry. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2674 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 7, No.5.
- <1> SHG27950 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Lock, G. & Ralston, I.. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. SC2694.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3509 0424 (73m by 110m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG30SE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (3)
- http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/SC2694.html (Link to online Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland site entry)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6428 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10990 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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