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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rigg Promontory Fort - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by hamilton on Monday, 23 October 2017  Page Views: 2081

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Rigg Promontory Fort
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 9.253 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Skye Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Portree  Nearest Village: Staffin
Map Ref: NG52375790
Latitude: 57.543203N  Longitude: 6.139878W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Rigg Promontory Fort
Rigg Promontory Fort submitted by hamilton : Looking down on the triangular Rigg peninsula, with the wall clearly visible across its landward 'neck' and vertical cliffs guarding it from the south. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Isle of Skye

The scant remains of Rigg Promontory Fort stand on a small, triangular coastal promontory, over 100 metres below the car-park area at NC521581, and guarded by 15 metre high cliffs on two sides. Access is not for the faint-hearted: the approach to Rigg Fort is down a very steep slope covered by grass and short bracken. Stout boots are a necessity, as are experience in such terrain and good fitness (you have to climb back up about 120 metres to get back to the car-park).

The fort now consists solely of a stout wall, some three metres wide and about half a metre in height, stretching between cliffs to north and south, which would once have barred access to the level area beyond. All that remains is the foundation level, with well preserved outer and inner courses. The entrance is indicated by a gap between the southwest end of the wall and the adjacent deep gulley.

Rigg is in some respects similar to Dun Grugaig at Glasnakille where, again, a small peninsula is protected by a stout wall (in this case reaching some four metres tall in one place).

For more information see Canmore ID 74714.
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Rigg Promontory Fort
Rigg Promontory Fort submitted by hamilton : This view along the wall from the southeast indicates how substantial it originally was. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rigg Promontory Fort
Rigg Promontory Fort submitted by hamilton : Large outer facing stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rigg Promontory Fort
Rigg Promontory Fort submitted by hamilton : The deep gulley and cliffs guarding the south of Rigg. The low remains of the wall are visible at upper left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rigg Promontory Fort
Rigg Promontory Fort submitted by hamilton : Looking northeast along the wall. The gap to the right marks the entranceway. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NG5257 : Coastline at Na Famhairean by Hilmar Ilgenfritz
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NG5257 : Rigg salmon netting station by Iain A Robertson
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NG5258 : Natural arch at Tobhta Iochdarach by John Allan
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