Field Visit
Date 15 November 1976
Event ID 587704
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
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Clachan Ard (name verified): a large dun built on the edge of a coastal cliff. The semi-circular stone wall and cliff edge enclose a sub-oval level area 31.5m long (NE-SW) by 17.5m wide. There has apparently been some reconstruction because the wall is in a very good condition and not as described by Hewison. It is 2.7m wide, 0.7m high internally and 1.2m high externally with a clearly defined 2.1m wide entrance to the east. The flat stone at NS 0446 5812 has three shallow cup markings. The quern stone, kitchen midden and "hollowed rock" were not located.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (T R G) 15 November 1976.
