Monument record MHG3143 - Cnoc A'Sga, Skye
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2564 4474 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
NG24SE 1 2564 4475.
(NG 2564 4475) Dun (NR) (site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
At the south western end of the summit plateau of Cnoc a'Sga are the very scanty remains of a dun, the stones of which have almost entirely been carted away for building purposes. A few of the outer foundation stones remain in position on the S, and the outline of the fort is marked only by an irregular ring of dislodged blocks. It has been oval on plan, measuring some 63' internally from NE to SW and 59' from NW to SE. The wall has been about 7' thick and there are slight traces of an entrance about 4' wide to the ESE.
RCAHMS 1928.
Although this dun has been badly mutilated some of the outer facing stones of the NW and SE walls can be traced giving the general shape of the dun nearer square than oval. It measures externally NW-SE 23.0m and approx the same transversely.
At the junction of, and partly overlying the NW and SW walls is a circular cairn about 7.0m in diameter and 1.0m high surmounted by a small modern cairn.
Visited by OS (C F W) 16 May 1961.
OS 1:10,560 map (1969 ed.) notes 'Old Shieling'
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 161, No. 517.
- --- SHG9651 Image/Photograph(s): Dun, Cnoc A' sga. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
