Dun Breac, Ardvergnish, Mull
Fort (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dun Breac, Ardvergnish, Mull
Classification Fort (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 22254
Site Number NM53SW 1
NGR NM 5377 3005
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22254
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilfinichen And Kilvickeon
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM53SW 1 5377 3005.
(NM 5377 3005) Dun Breac (NAT) Fort (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Fort, Dun Breac: This fort occupies the summit of a rocky boss (95m OD) on the lower slopes of Beinn nan Gobhar, about 460m N of Ardvergnish farmhouse. The ground falls away steeply over rock-strewn slopes on the S, but on the E the summit rises only 10m above the surrounding ground, and barely 4m on the remaining sides. The fort is oval on plan, measuring 39m by 25m within a single stone wall which varies from about 2m to 4m in thickness. Numerous stretches and individual stones of both wall-faces have been preserved in situ, and the core material stands to a maximum height 1.25m. The entrance, situated on the NE, measures about 1.5m in width, but not enough of the side-walls survives to indicate whether it had been checked for a door. The interior falls some 5 m from N to S and is studded with rocky outcrops; a ruined enclosure wall of no great age overrides the fort wall on the SE.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973.
Dun Breac - a fort.
Resurveyed at 1:10,560.
Visited by OS (R D) 2 June 1972.
Field Visit (7 June 1934)
Fort, Dunbreac.
Above Ardvergnish on ridge sleeve of Beinn nan Cobhar 300' up. Oval encient c80 x 40 walls 8' thick doubtful hints of galleries. Interior broken up by outcrop. Wall follows contour.
Visited by VG Childe 7 June 1934.
Field Visit (25 July 1943)
This site was recorded as part of the RCAHMS Emergency Survey, undertaken by Angus Graham and Vere Gordon Childe during World War 2. The project archive has been catalogued during 2013-2014 and the material, which includes notebooks, manuscripts, typescripts, plans and photographs, is now available online.
Information from RCAHMS (GF Geddes) 4 December 2014.
Note (13 November 2014 - 23 May 2016)
Occupying the summit of a rocky hillock, this small fortification is oval on plan and measures 39m from N to S by up to 25m transversely (0.06ha) within a wall between 2m and 4m in thickness; the wall core stands 1.2m high and long runs of both the inner and outer faces can be traced all round the circuit. The entrance is on the NE, opening into the upper end of the rocky interior, which falls up to 5m down to the level of the lower end on the S.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 23 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2530
