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Mull, Slochd A'bhodaich
Fort (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mull, Slochd A'bhodaich
Classification Fort (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 21744
Site Number NM31NE 8
NGR NM 3514 1728
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/21744
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilfinichen And Kilvickeon
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM31NE 8 3514 1728.
(NM 3514 1728) Fort (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Fort, Sloc a' Bhodaich: There are the remains of a fort on the rocky promontory overlooking the bay of Sloc a' Bhodaich 2.8km SW of Ardalanish. The promontory measures about 105m from N to S by up to 40m transversely and, except on the N, is bounded by precipitous cliffs up to 30m in height. The vulnerable N end has been defended by two walls, the innermost of which is still traceable for almost the full width of the promontory; a number of outer facing-stones are still in position, and there is an entrance near the centre. Only a fragment of the outer wall survives, but at one point its outer face still stands to a height of 0.8m in four courses.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973.
The poorly-preserved remains of a fort, as described by the RCAHMS (1980). The interior is featureless.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (DWR) 23 April 1974.
Note (6 November 2014 - 23 May 2016)
Occupying a rocky and precipitous promontory overlooking a bay on the S coast of the Ross of Mull, the defences of this fort comprise two walls that block access from the landward side at the N end. The inner is largely reduced to a band of rubble, though a run of outer face can be seen on the W side of the entrance, while the short length of the outer wall surviving on the E side of the neck has an external face 0.8m high in four courses. The interior is featureless.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 23 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2498
