Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the farmstead, shieling-huts and rig with fort adjacent, taken from the ENE.

Description Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the farmstead, shieling-huts and rig with fort adjacent, taken from the ENE.

Date 10/4/2003

Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Catalogue Number SC 875724

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of E 35349 CN

Scope and Content Struidh from the east, Eigg, Small Isles, Highland The island of Eigg is one of the Small Isles along with Canna, Rum and Muck. It lies 16km off the west coast of Scotland and has produced evidence for occupation since the Neolithic (c.4000-2500 BC). The island was bought in 1997 by its residents in conjunction with the Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Highland Council. This shows a small lochan (centre left) and the rocky boss of the Iron Age hillfort known as Corragan Mor (centre). The land below the fort was used as summer grazing for sheep and cattle before a farmstead with a large walled enclosure and dwelling was built in the 19th century. This was later abandoned and the area is currently used for grazing once more. The remains of Corragan Mor fort consist of several walls around the top of a rocky hilltop, an ideal choice of location for a defensive structure. In one area, a double layer of walls was built for extra security. It is unlikely that the fort was permanently inhabited due to its remote location. It was probably only used to defend a community in times of attack by raiders from the sea. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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