Broch interior showing doors 1 and 2, from S.
SC 337169
Description Broch interior showing doors 1 and 2, from S.
Catalogue Number SC 337169
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 8161
Scope and Content Broch at Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree, Argyll and Bute Dun Mor is a well-preserved broch built on a rocky knoll close to the shore. It is set inside an irregular outwork. The site was excavated between 1962 and 1964 and the finds are now in the Huntarian Museum, University of Glasgow. This is a view from the broch's courtyard. It shows two of the three entrances to the intramural gallery. Both of these still have their large stone lintels in place. The excavations in the 1960s discovered more about the phases of construction. Originally from the mid first century BC, it appears that around AD 200 the walls were lowered as the broch became less of a defensive site. Later finds included a Norse comb Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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