MHG6184 - Dun - Loch Treaslane

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Type and Period (1)

  • DUN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NG35SE 14 397 518.

Situated on the east bank of the River Treaslane are faint traces of a dun. It occupies a promontory and measures 16m NW/SE x 12m NE/SW with a drop of 8m to the sea below on all sides except the southern. Remains of a stone walling 0.2m in height are visible at the north and east, but to the west the perimeter survives only as a grass-covered bank. The faint indications of an entrance lies at the south and here the perimeter is revetted.
Visited by M A Nicolson January 1990.

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 3969 5184 (80m by 80m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG35SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish SNIZORT

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