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<< Other Photo Pages >> Dunan An Aisilidh - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 19 October 2010  Page Views: 4852

Multi-periodSite Name: Dunan An Aisilidh
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NG53203571
Latitude: 57.344848N  Longitude: 6.103688W
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.
5 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.
2 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
5

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Dunan An Aisilidh
Dunan An Aisilidh submitted by Creative Commons : Dunan an Aisilidh A heap of stones is all that is left of the dun on the northern tip of An Aird. The peak in the distance is Ben Tianavaig. Copyright Richard Dorrell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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

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Dunan An Aisilidh
Dunan An Aisilidh submitted by Creative Commons : North end of An Aird for NG5335 The small heap of stones near the centre of the photo is the dun of Dunan an Aisilidh, whilst in the distance is Ben Tianavaig with the Trotternish hills beyond. Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG5335 : North end of An Aird by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
©2012(licence)
NG5335 : An Aird by Anthony O'Neil
by Anthony O'Neil
©2014(licence)
NG5335 : The north end of An Aird by John Allan
by John Allan
©2014(licence)
NG5335 : Dunan an Aisilidh by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2008(licence)
NG5335 : Shoreline rocks, An Aird by Ian Taylor
by Ian Taylor
©2016(licence)

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