<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Gerashader - Hillfort in Scotland in Isle of Skye
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun GerashaderCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.426 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Skye Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Portree Nearest Village: Torvaig
Map Ref: NG489452
Latitude: 57.427519N Longitude: 6.184635W
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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Uralsdaughter visited on 1st Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
SolarMegalith visited on 19th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
SimonBlackmore visited on 3rd Aug 1970 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Visited it in 1970 as a student when cycling round Skye with my American Friend Bill Eakins. Detailed description in my diary!
Andy B have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.33 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.67
This nice iron age Stone Fort is set in the summit of a rocky eminence, commanding a nice view of the surrounding countryside.
It can be found on the right hand side of A855 north of Portree, some hundred meters before reaching the Torvaig road. Access was difficult as you have to cross some 200mts of very damp undergrowth (as of September) which will make your feet wet unless well prepared.
The site still features 4 meter thick ramparts and lines of boulders (probably with a similar fuctionality as a "chevaux de frise") in the only easy access slope.
All in all, the sights from Dun Gerashader are worth wet feet!
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