Field Visit
Date May 1983
Event ID 1102613
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
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On the sloping summit of a rocky knoll 1.25km NW of Ford there are the remains of a dun; (Campbell and Sandeman 1964) it is approached from below by way of a grassy gully on the NW and through a gap in the outcropping rock, which has been blocked at a comparatively recent date.
An area about 20m by 13m has been defended by a wall which was drawn around the margin of the summit on the NW, NE and probably also the SW; on the SE the steepness of the natural rock face may have made artificial defence unnecessary. Measuring about 3m in thickness, the wall is best preserved on the NW and NE, where the stretches of outer face, which are founded below the level of the summit, stand up to 1.1m high. A few massive outer facing-stones remain in position, measuring up to 2.8m by 0.5m by 0.4m, while others have slumped outside the wall-line; only two inner facing-stones can be identified. There is no trace of wall-material in situ on the SW, but the step-like form of the summit edge in this sector, and the amount of rubble to be seen below, suggest that the wall continued along this side also. The entrance, which lies on the WNW, has been disturbed by the construction of a rude shelter; two large slabs, which may have formed part of the entrance-passage, have been angled towards each other and roofed with further slabs. Overlying and just outside the wall on the NE, there are a number of recent animal-pens.
Visited May 1983
RCAHMS 1988
