Monument record MHG5168 - Dun Liath
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5433 1427 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG51SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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NG51SW 2 5433 1427.
(NG 5433 1427) Dun Liath (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
All that is left of Dun Liath is a large circle of stones, in places 20' wide and 4' high; it was plundered to provide material for a high drystone dyke in the immediate vicinity. The inner and outer foundation courses are visible in many places, giving an internal diameter of 38' N-S and 35' E-W. The wall thickness varies from 10' in the S, 12' in the W, to 13'9" in NE. The entrance has been destroyed, but there is slight evidence for placing it on the SE.
Possibly a broch, but not positively identified as such. Listed as an uncertain example (A Graham 1949).
RCAHMS 1928, visited 1914; A Graham 1949.
Dun Liath occupies a small spur on the lip of a steep slope 100' above Loch Slapin. Its plan, size, and general appearance, though denuded, indicate that it is a broch. As described by the RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (C F W) 14 June 1961.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1531 Text/Publication/Article: Graham, A. 1949. 'Some observations on the brochs', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 81 1946-7, p.48-99. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 48-99. 97.
- --- 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. . 211, No. 655.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
