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Publication Account
Date 1995
Event ID 1016750
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016750
A small narrow promontory with steep sides projects abruptly into the sea from the head land of An Ard, providing splendid natural defences. A narrow rocky path gives access from the shore to the small stone-walled dun which occupies the first part of the promontory. The farther end is cut off by a rocky chasm with the sea flowing through it.
The dun comprises two enclosures. The inner enclosure occupies the highest part of the promontory, making use of the steep slopes either side. On the landward side, which was most vulnerable to attack, there is an outer wall, probably contemporary, providing both an outer line of defence and a second small enclosed area. There is hardly room for more than one hut in either enclosure. The stone walls are largely overgrown with grass, but parts of the wall-faces are visible, particularly the inner face of the inner enclosure and the outer face of the outwork wall on the landward side. The position of the entrance is not known.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: The Highlands’, (1995).
