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Latitude: 55.8233 / 55°49'24"N
Longitude: -5.955 / 5°57'18"W
OS Eastings: 152373
OS Northings: 665977
OS Grid: NR523659
Mapcode National: GBR CFPB.13V
Mapcode Global: WGZHX.HWHM
Entry Name: Crackaig,dun 340m NE of Crackaig Hill,Jura
Scheduled Date: 17 November 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6249
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun
Location: Jura
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Kintyre and the Islands
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a dun which is situated on the summit area of a ridge which has steep slopes on the NW and SE.
The turf-covered remains of the dun are sub-oval on plan, and measure 21m from NE to SW by 14m. The wall is much reduced, but there are intermittent stretches of base course outer facing and, in the SW, the intermittent lining slabs of an entrance 1m wide and 3m in length. The dun interior is featureless and no outworks can be seen. A small modern cairn is on the NE angle of the dun.
The area to be scheduled is approximately oval on plan and measures 50m from SW to NE by 30m transversely, to include the dun and an area around in which associated remains may survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because, despite its denuded appearance, it has the potential to provide information about later prehistoric architecture, economy and society.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NR56NW 4.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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