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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Beag (Loch Slapin) - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 19 October 2010  Page Views: 3781

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Beag (Loch Slapin)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Skye Type: Stone Fort or Dun

Map Ref: NG57511984
Latitude: 57.204954N  Longitude: 6.016715W
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.
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0No data.
no data 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
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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megalithicmatt visited on 1st May 2014 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 3 The dun itself is not very recognisable until you're on top of it. There's a small stone shelter in the trees behind it (using stones robbed from the site?). Igneous dykes cut through the promontory offering a form of natural barrier defence to the north. Fantastic views out into Torrin bay and the loch.

Dun Beag (Loch Slapin)
Dun Beag (Loch Slapin) submitted by megalithicmatt : Looking out into Loch Slapin from the Dun plateau. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Fort or Dun in Isle of Skye

On an elevated rocky promontory jutting into Loch Slapin.
The plateau on the summit of the rock is roughly oval on plan and measures 36ft N-S and 28ft E-W: it stands about 30ft above HWM and 20ft above the rock to the landward side to the N. The slight remains of a stone wall are traceable along the whole circumference of the defence, being rather higher towards the land.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG5719 : Beach, Loch Slapin by Ian Taylor
by Ian Taylor
©2014(licence)
NG5719 : Torrin Beach by John Allan
by John Allan
©2006(licence)
NG5719 : Foreshore, Loch Slapin by Ian Taylor
by Ian Taylor
©2014(licence)
NG5719 : View over Loch Slapin by Nigel Brown
by Nigel Brown
©2008(licence)
NG5719 : Sandy beach by James Allan
by James Allan
©2008(licence)

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