Our Photo Pages >> Dun Torbhlaran - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 11 February 2001  Page Views: 5620

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Torbhlaran
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR866942  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.092797N  Longitude: 5.432116W
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.
 3 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
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SolarMegalith visited on 29th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Difficult to access, but the panoramic view is rewarding.

Dun Torbhlaran
Dun Torbhlaran submitted by SolarMegalith : Dun Torbhlaran with visible outline of the walls - view from the south (photo taken on April 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Dun in Argyll

This heavily damaged dun is located on the ridge of a massif. The outline of the walls is barely distinguishable, but it is probable that the entrance was located at the north. The dun has approximately 14 x 11m dimensions.

Reference:
2008. „Kilmartin: An Inventory of the Monuments Extracted from Argyll”, RCAHMS, p. 104.
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Dun Torbhlaran
Dun Torbhlaran submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of Dun Torbhlaran - view from the N-NE (photo taken on April 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Torbhlaran
Dun Torbhlaran submitted by SolarMegalith : Top part of the massif with Dun Torbhlaran seen from the terrace just below it - view from the SE (photo taken on April 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Torbhlaran
Dun Torbhlaran submitted by SolarMegalith : Panoramic view from Dun Torbhlaran towards Kilmichael Glassary at the south (photo taken on April 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Torbhlaran
Dun Torbhlaran submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of a dun - view from the south (photo taken on April 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Torbhlaran
Dun Torbhlaran submitted by caradoc68 : This very impressive dun/fort, as seen form the standing stone at Torbhlaran. As this fort seems to guard all of Kilmichael glen and can be seen as you enter the glen to when you leave. Canmore site page.

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