Archaeology Notes

Event ID 725723

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NX25SE 13 2950 5151.

(NX 2950 5150) Doon of May (NAT) Vitrified Fort (NR)

OS 6" map (1957)

The walled settlement (R W Feachem 1965) or fort - known as the Doon of May, is an irregular ellipse, measuring 140' E-W by 100' within a heavily vitrified wall. Its facing stones have almost entirely gone, but at one point at the S, a thickness of 10' is apparent. The approach has probably been from the W. There are no indications of any outer defences.

RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911

NX 2950 5151. This fort has been left undisturbed within an area of afforestation and is generally as described above. It's defences are strengthened by steep natural rock cliffs on all but the E side. Owing to a dense cover of bracken and heather neither facing stones nor evidence of vitrifaction can be seen.

Surveyed at 1:10 000.

Visited by OS (BS) 30 June 1976