MHG7450 - Dunan Diarmid
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- DUN (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
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Full Description
NG92SW 1 9395 2071.
(NG 9395 2071) Dunan Diarmaid (NR) (In Ruins)
OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)
A dun consisting of an oval wall spread in ruin to a thickness of about 15'. The interior measures about 55' x 25', and the entrance may have been in the S. The 'Diarmaid' of the name, and of the nearby 'Diarmaid's Grave' (NG92SW 2) is the Fingalian hero.
R W Feachem 1963; L Bogle 1895.
Dunan Diarmid (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1971)
Dunan Diarmid, the remains of a dun occupying the level summit of an isolated rocky knoll.
Oval on plan, the dun measures 24.5m E-W by 16.0m N-S within a wall c. 2.5m thick, reduced to a stony scarp with a few stones of the outer face visible intermittently around the W half. A deep hollow at the modern S approach probably denotes the mutilated entrance. In the interior in the NE, is a modern enclosure, 6.0m E-W by 7.0m N-S within a wall 0.8m thick.
Surveyed at 1:2500. (Visited by OS (R L) 22 September 1966.
Visited by OS (A A) 13 June 1974.
This site was included in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland online database. See link below for site entry. <1>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1205 Text/Publication/Article: Bogle, L. 1895. 'Notes on some prehistoric structures in Glenelg and Kintail', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 29 1894-5, p.180-90. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 180-90. 188-9; plan, fig. 11.
- --- SHG2187 Text/Publication/Volume: Feachem, R W. 1963. A Guide to Prehistoric Scotland. 1st. 184.
- --- SHG9419 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council. Dunan Diarmid, Dornie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. . Original & digital.
- --- SHG9426 Image/Photograph(s): Dunan Diarmid, Loch Duich. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG27950 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Lock, G. & Ralston, I.. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. SC2748.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9394 2071 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG92SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KINTAIL |
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External Links (3)
- http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/SC2748.html (Link to online Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland site entry)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2856 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12016 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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