Field Visit
Date 18 September 2010
Event ID 611052
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/611052
This vitrified dun, which was heavily overgrown on the date of visit, is as described. The wall has spread to a thickness of up to 6m in places and stands to a maximum height of 1.5m on the E side. Vitrified core material was visible in the ENE of the enclosing wall on the date of visit. The position of the entrance is unclear, as up to three of the excavation trenches breach the rampart at the N, NE and S. A partially backfilled trench is visible in the interior, adjacent to an area of exposed bedrock which was depicted on an early plan (Hewison 1893). The most recent published plan (RCAHMS 1988) is based on that produced by D N Marshall in 1936 (Maxwell 1941), amended after a brief site visit. There is no evidence for the four towers depicted by Hewison, which attracted Maxwell’s interest.
Visited by RCAHMS (GFG) 18 September 2010.
