Dun Skerinish, Skye
Dun (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Dun Skerinish, Skye
Classification Dun (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Skerinish Quay
Canmore ID 78009
Site Number NG45SW 23
NGR NG 4086 5230
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Snizort
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG45SW 23 4086 5230.
On the coast about 350m W of Skerinish Quay are the remains of a small promontory dun. The dun lies on the top of a small rocky stack which measures 11m N-S by 10m E-W. An earth bank cuts off access from the landward side and there are traces of walling around the remainder of the platform. A possible rock-cut entrance leads down to the shore on the NW side. (Grid reference quoted falls below sea level: possibly NG c.408 519, some 350m SW of pier is intended.)
Visited by M A Nicolson, 8 December 1990.
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530.
