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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dun Beag (Brogaig)
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Portree Nearest Village: Brogaig
Map Ref: NG46076827
Latitude: 57.632603N Longitude: 6.255685W
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

2 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

2 Accuracy:

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 Beag (Brogaig)** submitted by uisdean : Dun Beag (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hillfort in Isle of Skye

Dun Beag occupies a prominent isolated hill rising steeply above the graveyard at Balmeanach. There are remains of a defensive ditch to the WSW of the fort, protecting the approach along a ridge; here there remain some traces of walling. The other sides of the fort are precipitous. The remains of an entrance can be traced in the E quadrant, approached by a terrace along the north flank. Here again are traces of walling.

The remains of a hut circles have been traced in the NW interior of the dun.

See Canmore site number NG46NE 3.
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NG4668 : Dun Beag from Dun Mor by John Allan — by John Allan
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NG4668 : Dun Beag by John Allan — by John Allan
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NG4668 : Minor road from Uig to Staffin by Alpin Stewart — by Alpin Stewart
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NG4568 : Staffin Water Treatment Plant by Dave Fergusson — by Dave Fergusson
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