Monument record MHG6501 - Dun Smail, Staffin
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4889 6670 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG46NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG46NE 5 489 667.
(NG 896 667) Dun Smail (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
At Clachan, about 500 yards SW of the free church of Staffin, at an elevation of 200' above sea level, is a rocky knoll rising some 25' above the surrounding ground and tailing away toward the W. The summit is the site of Dun Smail, of which the only remains now visible are the scanty fragments of a wall on the western flank.
RCAHMS 1928.
Site and condition as described by RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (A S P) 25 April 1961.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. . 76, No. 565.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
