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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Chlo (Tormore) - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 19 October 2010  Page Views: 4781

Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Chlo (Tormore)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.944 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Skye Type: Stone Fort or Dun
 Nearest Village: Armadale
Map Ref: NG618015
Latitude: 57.042844N  Longitude: 5.928407W
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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Dun Chlo (Tormore)
Dun Chlo (Tormore) submitted by hamilton : This is the promontory where the scant remains of Dun Chlo are to be found. This is the view from the main A851 road, a few kilometres south of Armadale. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Fort or Dun in Isle of Skye

On a promontory bearing the placename Dun Chlo. A discontinuous grassy bank encloses a roughly circular area, 9-10m in diameter. Single outer facing stones on the SW arc. Two short stretches of outer walling to the SE on the seaward side. The dun is mentioned in the Statistical Account of 1795.

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Dun Chlo (Tormore)
Dun Chlo (Tormore) submitted by hamilton : There is little of note remaining of Dun Chlo: just a few scattered kerbing stones to the southwest of the dun. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Chlo (Tormore)
Dun Chlo (Tormore) submitted by Andy B : The closest I got to the Tormore headland and the light was failing (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dun Chlo (Tormore)
Dun Chlo (Tormore) submitted by Andy B : Near the Aird of Sleat. There is a Dun on the headland Copyright Dave Fergusson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG6101 : Tormore and Sound of Sleat by Domhnall Domhnallach
by Domhnall Domhnallach
©2010(licence)
NG6101 : The coast near Tormore by David Purchase
by David Purchase
©2018(licence)
NG6101 : Tormore by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2013(licence)
NG6101 : Pasture and woodland at Tormore by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2013(licence)
NG6101 : Tormore by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2014(licence)

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