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

Submitted by caradoc68 on Saturday, 21 April 2012  Page Views: 2701

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Gallanach
Country: 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:
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.
2 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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Dun Gallanach
Dun Gallanach submitted by caradoc68 : This small Dun is very close to the water and not far from the biggest Dun in Lorn "north Argyll". Could the two be related to each other in some way ???? (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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