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Skye, Loch An Iasgaich
Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Skye, Loch An Iasgaich
Classification Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 84906
Site Number NG61SE 24
NGR NG 674 145
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/84906
- Council Highland
- Parish Sleat
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Note (23 January 2015 - 11 August 2016)
A promontory fort was reported in 1993 on the NW shore of Loch An Iasgaich (ACFA 1993). Situated on the S side of the point where an unnamed burn empties into the loch, traces of a bank can be seen on satellite imagery, drawn in an arc across the N and W quarters, but the bank itself appears to be of relatively slight proportions, and probably too slight to be a defensive earthwork, and the promontory itself appears to have no natural attributes that would have leant itself to fortification. The area enclosed measures about 27m from NW to SE by 20m transversely (0.04ha).
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 11 August 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC2743
