<< Text Pages >> Dun Rostan - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Argyll
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Multi-periodSite Name: Dun RostanCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.18 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Argyll Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Map Ref: NR73628097
Latitude: 55.968200N Longitude: 5.629156W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Dun in Argyll
A galleried dun with preserved outer wall-face and the entrance with distinguishable bar-holes and door-checks. At the NE and SE there are two additional rubble walls.
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