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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 675340
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/675340
NM94SW 12 9333 4343.
(NM 9333 4343) Fort (NR).
On the wooded NE end of the prominent, isolated ridge known as Torr a' Chlaonaidh, are the remains of a fort. The ground occupied by the fort is separated from the rest of the summit area by a broad, natural gully which lies athwart the ridge and which would afford strong protection against assault from the south-west.
The defences consist of a single wall, which may have enclosed the whole fort area but is now visible on the SW only. Here, it survives as a band of rubble from 1 to 2 metres thick. The outer face still stands to a maximum height of 0.7 metres and is composed of large blocks of stone measuring up to 1.4 metres in length, 0.4 metres in thickness and 0.7 metres in height. No inner-facing stones can be seen. A gap in the walling on the extreme south probably marks the location of the original entrance.
RCAHMS 1975.
As described.
Surveyed at 1:10,000 scale.
Visited by OS (DWR) 17 November 1971.
