<< Text Pages >> Dun Ban, Tostarie - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Isle of Mull
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Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Ban, TostarieCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Mull Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Map Ref: NM38694524
Latitude: 56.526330N Longitude: 6.250736W
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 |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Stone Fort or Dun in Isle of Mull
Dun, Dun Ban, Tostarie: This dun, locally known as Dun Ban, occupies the level summit of a rocky crag situated on the seashore some 500m SW of Tostarie. The position is protected by almost vertical rock-faces, which range from 5m on the S (seaward) side to 3m on the N. Access to the dun was probably gained by way of a small natural cleft in the landward side of the spur that slopes gradually down from the summit on the NNE.
The dun, which measured over all about 12m from NE to SW by 10.5m transversely, was defended by a stone wall drawn round the margin of the summit area. Apart from a portion which has been totally destroyed on the S, the wall survives as a low grass-grown band of stony debris, in which two stretches of outer facing-stones can still be seen, the easternmost standing up to 1m high in five courses. No inner facing-stones are visible. The position of the entrance is indicated by a gap in the debris on the NE. The interior is featureless.
Source: Canmore
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