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Multi-periodSite Name: Dun GallanachCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.861 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Argyll Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Oban
Map Ref: NM823260
Latitude: 56.376023N Longitude: 5.527237W
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 |
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This dun, standing on a low rocky promontory, measures 24.4 metres north to south by 19.8 metres transversely within a massive wall which varies in thickness from 2.1 metres on the SSE to 4 metres on either side of the entrance on the ENE. NM 823 260
Long stretches of the outer and inner faces are visible, the best preserved sector being on the east where the debris has been cleared back to reveal the outer face rising to a height of 1.5 metres. The inner face is not more than 0.75 metres high, but the lowest courses are at present hidden under the spread of fallen material that covers much of the interior.
In places, the rubble core of the wall stands as much as 1.8 metres above the level of the interior. An unusual feature of the wall is the presence of an internal revetment which may have been continuous but is now only visible for a distance of 2 metres on the SSW. The entrance on the ENE is 1.5 metres wide. The passage is largely choked with debris, but the side walls do not appear to have been checked for a door.
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