View of Dun Cul Bhuirg, Iona.
AG 10211
Description View of Dun Cul Bhuirg, Iona.
Date 1980
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 10211
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 364475
Scope and Content Fort known as Dun Cul Bhuirg, Iona, Argyll and Bute Dun Cul Bhuirg stands on a precipitous rocky outcrop on the W coast of Iona, overlooking the N end of Camas Cuil t-Saimh. The fort was excavated during the 1950s and 60s, and produced a number of datable finds including pottery. The fort occupied the summit of the outcrop, as can be seen in the image. A stone wall was built to defend all but the W and NW sides, where the natural defences were more than adequate. A faced section of the wall survives up to 1.0 m high. As well as pottery, several glass beads were also recovered from the site, as was an amount of midden material. All the finds support the dates suggested by the pottery. The site is one of the most southerly to produce decorated Hebridean wares. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference Inv. p30A
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