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Multi-periodSite Name: Cnoc Na SroineCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Mull Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Map Ref: NM55534330
Latitude: 56.517998N Longitude: 5.97585W
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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The conspicuous remains of a dun and what has probably been an outwork occupy the summit of Cnoc na Sroine (130m OD). Oval on plan, the dun measures 28m by 19m within a wall 3m thick. Considerable stretches of both the inner and outer faces can still be seen. The former is best preserved on the S, where it stands 1.6m high in eight courses and exhibits a marked batter; the best surviving portion of the latter occurs on the SW, where it attains a height of 1.1m in six courses. The entrance, situated on the WSW, is about 1.8m wide, and the lowest course of the entire N passage-wall, including a check for a door, can still be seen. The interior contains no traces of buildings.
The natural rocky shelf lying on the SW of the dun is bordered in places by a thin scatter of core material from a dry-stone wall; no facing-stones can be seen in position, but a number of larger blocks, which may originally have served such a purpose, lie dislodged among the debris. Although the relationship between this wall and the main work cannot be demonstrated without excavation, the curious angle that it makes to the SE of the dun strongly suggests that the wall did not enclose the highest point of the dun, and it is therefore more likely to represent the remains of a contemporary outwork.
Source: Canmore
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