MHG6674 - Promontory Fort - Rigg
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- PROMONTORY FORT (Early Bronze Age to Pictish - 2400 BC? to 900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG55NW 6 5237 5790
Promontory fort bounded to NE and SW by the cliff-edge falling 15m into the sea below. A wall measuring about 2m in thickness cuts off the promontory, standing to a height of 0.8m and composed of large boulders. An entrance lies towards the SW end. The area enclosed averages 24m
from N to S by 13m from E to W.
Information from R Miket, November 1990.
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)
- --- SHG1580 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R et al.. 1990. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.25-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 25-8. 25.
- <1> SHG27950 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Lock, G. & Ralston, I.. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. SC2721.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5236 5790 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG55NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/SC2721.html (Link to online Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland site entry)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/74714 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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