Note
Date 2 February 2015 - 8 September 2016
Event ID 1045705
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1045705
A small fragment of vitrified walling has been noted on the landward side of the stack known as the Split Rock of Clachtoll, which forms part of the headland on the S side of the mouth of the Bay of Clachtoll. The stack falls sheer to the sea some 20m below on three sides, but the summit is more accessible on the E, where the bedding plane of the bedrock slopes up from a lower rockface. Traces of any defences are scant, but at the N corner of the summit area a short fragment of wall standing up to 1m high can be seen, and there are also several loose stones on the SSE. The irregular and uneven summit of the stack measures about 14m from ENE to WSW by 7m transversely (77 sq m), though to what extent this was ever enclosed by the wall is not known.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 08 September 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2776
