Field Visit

Date 20 April 2015 - 22 April 2015

Event ID 1026306

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1026306

Field visits were undertaken to various sites, 20–22 April 2015, as part of a general survey of forts on Skye carried out by Simon Wood and Ian Ralston as part of the fieldwork for the former’s PhD research.

NG 31730 37400 Ullinish (Canmore ID: 11065) This promontory fort appears to be larger and more heavily defended than apparent from the OS report (1971). A considerable rampart stretches along the E side of a large promontory from sheer cliff on the S to a smaller, 2–3m high, cliff on the N. This northern side has been described by the OS investigator as a place of easy access, making the position weak; however, considerable amounts of scree lie at the bottom of this cliff, suggesting that a rampart may have once stretched further to the N than currently visible. The interior measures 4085m2 and is mostly flat, making this one of the largest forts on Skye.

Archive: National Record of the Historic Environment (intended)

Funder: School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh

Simon Wood and Ian Ralston – University of Edinburgh

(Source: DES, Volume 16)