MHG9735 - Possible Fort, An Dun

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FORT (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)

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NC86NE 7 8577 6632.

(NC 8577 6632) Vestigial remains of a possible fort. Rock cliffs are capped by a thick boulder clay which has seriously eroded to a narrow strip.
R J Mercer 1981.

There is no trace of fortifications in the area.
Visited by OS (N K B) 12 August 1981.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG2511 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 130, No. 235.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 8577 6632 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC86NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	FARR

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/6860 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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