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Field Visit
Date June 1985
Event ID 1102504
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1102504
This fort occupies the summit of an elongated rocky ridge situated in Barr an Taolain forestry plantation about 400m E of the shore of Loch Fyne and 250m S of the fort NR98SW 6. The ridge is aligned roughly N and S with a sheer cliff on the W, which afforded strong natural protection on this flank; elsewhere the summit of the ridge was defended by a stout wall enclosing an area some 40m by 22m. The wall was constructed of massive blocks, particularly in its foundation courses, and several stretches of outer and inner facing-stones remain in position, notably on the SE. The main entrance is on the E, but there is also a gap in the wall on the SW. The interior is featureless apart from a natural depression on the W and the foundations of a small bothy which abuts the inner line of the fort wall on the E.
Visited June 1985
RCAHMS 1988
