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Rigg, Skye
Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Rigg, Skye
Classification Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 74714
Site Number NG55NW 6
NGR NG 5237 5790
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74714
- Council Highland
- Parish Snizort
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG55NW 6 5237 5790
Promontory fort bounded to NE and SW by the cliff-edge falling 15m into the sea below. A wall measuring about 2m in thickness cuts off the promontory, standing to a height of 0.8m and composed of large boulders. An entrance lies towards the SW end. The area enclosed averages 24m
from N to S by 13m from E to W.
Information from R Miket, November 1990.
Note (20 January 2015 - 30 May 2016)
Situated on a small promontory formed where a stream gully cuts through the coastal cliffs to the NE of the Rigg viewpoint, this small fortification comprises a single wall about 2m in thickness by 0.8m in height, which blocks access to the promontory from the only line of approach along the cliffs from the N. The featureless interior measures about 24m from N to S by a maximum of 13m transversely (0.02ha).
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 30 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2721
