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Skye, Dun Fiadhairt
Carved Object (Terracotta)(Roman)
Site Name Skye, Dun Fiadhairt
Classification Carved Object (Terracotta)(Roman)
Alternative Name(s) Dun An Iardhard
Canmore ID 71755
Site Number NG25SW 1.01
NGR NG 2311 5042
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/71755
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG25SW 1.01 2311 5042
Mann and Curle note the discovery of a small terra-cotta votive offering in the form of a model of a bale of hides or fleeces at the broch and suggest that it was probably brought by a trader from the south during the Roman period, as the local population did not use terra-cotta.
