Rum, Kilmory
Promontory Fort (Prehistoric)
Site Name Rum, Kilmory
Classification Promontory Fort (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Rhum
Canmore ID 10990
Site Number NG30SE 5
NGR NG 35098 04248
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10990
- Council Highland
- Parish Small Isles
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG30SE 5 3509 0425.
Traces of a structure in the hollow inside the rampart to the east of the promontory. It measures 4m E-W and 4m N-S.
NMRS MS/868/1
Field Visit (May 1983)
Kilmory NG 350 042 NG30SE
This fort occupies a precipitous coastal promontory 740m WNW of Kilmory Lodge. The neck of the promontory, which is only 9.5m broad, is cut off by a wall about 3.8m thick, and the interior measures 25m from N to S by 12m transversely.
RCAHMS, visited May 1983
Note (14 January 2015 - 30 May 2016)
This small fortification occupies a precipitous promontory on the N coast of Rum to the W of Kilmory Bay. A single wall 3.8m in thickness has been drawn across the neck of the promontory, which is little more than 9m wide. The irregular interior measures a maximum of 25m from N to S by 12m transversely (0.04ha).
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 30 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2694
