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Skye, Druim Nan Slochd

Highland, Scotland ยท Atlas SC2736

Location

Atlas number
SC2736 (2736)
Country
Scotland
Current county or unitary authority
Highland
Historic county
Inverness-shire
Parish, community, or townland
Kilmuir
National Grid reference
NG 4636 7214
Latitude
57.66752
Longitude
-6.25488
Altitude
130 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.02 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North)

Landscape

Topographic position
knoll or outcrop
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture and heather moorland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1982); Other (2000)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
8457
HER
Highland HER MHG5218
National record
record NG 47 SE 7; monument 11389
Wikidata
Q31099779

Sources

References

  1. Martlew, R (1982) 'Druim Nan Slochd (Kilmuir p) dun'. Disc Exc Scot (1982), 15