<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Merkadale - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Isle of Skye
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Multi-periodSite Name: Dun MerkadaleCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.009 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Skye Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Map Ref: NG38983061
Latitude: 57.291250N Longitude: 6.333898W
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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Dun Merkadale, a dun sub-oval on plan, and measuring internally some 36ft NNW-SSE and about 30ft in width. The wall, built on the edge of a plateau, has disappeared round the flanks and S end, and even the section built across the plateau at the N end shows only as a shapeless mass of stone and earth 9ft wide and 4ft high. The entrance has been at the NW and is indicated by a few stones remaining in position on the left side. The roadway approaching the entrance slopes up the W side.
Source: Canmore
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