Monument record MHG4175 - Cnoc Nam Faobh

NN07NE 8 0861 7688.

At NN 0861 7688 on the highest point of the fairly level summit of Cnoc nam Faobh are the remains of a near circular enclosure (Information from Mr A Paton, 28 Clunes Avenue, Fort William). It measures 19.5m E-W by 18.0m withing a wall reduced to an overgrown scarp little more than 0.5m high which gives the enclosure the effect of a slightly raised platform. No facing stones are evident but the impression gained is that the wall did not exceed 2.0m in thickness. The level interior is occupied by trees but is otherwise featureless. The position commands a wide view, but is not of particularly good defensive value, and it cannot be said with certainty that the enclosure is the remains of a dun. Its proximity to Annat (NN07NE 4) is interesting and that it could be the early church site is possible.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (J M) 10 September 1974.