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Multi-periodSite Name: Dunan An AisilidhCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Map Ref: NG53203571
Latitude: 57.344848N Longitude: 6.103688W
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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Stone Fort or Dun in Isle of Skye
Dunan an Aisilidh, a galleried dun,occupies the entire summit of an elevated flat-topped rock rising some 50' out of the sea. It is separated from the mainland on the S by a steep-sided dry rocky gully. While small sections of the outer foundation course and some irregular mounds of debris are all that remains on the E and N, enough of the wall remains on the SW quadrant to indic- ate its dimensions and character. The dun measures internally 51' EW, and averages 50' N-S, and the enclosing wall, which in general has been solid and about 7' thick, gradually increases to 12' on the SW, where it contains a gallery now almost filled with stones. The wll here shows some 3-4' of the outer face in position, while the inner portion rises about 4' above it. The entrance to the gallery from the enciente measures 2'6" in width, while the outer lintel is still in position.
There is no trace of an entrance at the south-eastern or landward side of the dun. Outside the supposed entrance on the west the ground is less rough than at the other parts of the surroundings, and instead of being rocky falls in a gradual grass-covered descent.
Not a broch but contains features present in broch architecture
Source: Canmore
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