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Rubha Bhra, Portskerra
Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Rubha Bhra, Portskerra
Classification Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 6862
Site Number NC86NE 9
NGR NC 876 665
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/6862
- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Note (6 February 2015 - 31 May 2016)
Two low banks with a medial ditch have been noted cutting across the neck of this large promontory. The ditch is described as about 3m broad and the banks up to 0.7m high. Bounded by steep slopes dropping down to a cliff edge around its margin, the interior measures about 205m in length from N to S and varies between 25m in breadth at the neck to a maximum of 90m (1ha). It is also enclosed by the remains of a turf dyke and has been cultivated.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 31 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2791
