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Latitude: 56.7509 / 56°45'3"N
Longitude: -6.0043 / 6°0'15"W
OS Eastings: 155296
OS Northings: 769301
OS Grid: NM552693
Mapcode National: GBR CBKW.8JS
Mapcode Global: WGZCF.RL01
Entry Name: Lochan an Ime,dun 740m NNW of NW corner of loch
Scheduled Date: 10 April 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6177
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun
Location: Ardnamurchan
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Traditional County: Argyllshire
This monument consists of a small prehistoric fort, or dun, on the summit of a rocky knoll in broken rising ground.
The dun measures 15.2m by 9.1m internally. The wall has been partly robbed of its facing stones, although the lower course of the outer face of the wall is visible in many places. The wall appears to have been about 2.5m thick and stands to an average height of 0.5m.
The position of the entrance is uncertain, but it was probably to the NNE or SSW. A small modern rectangular enclosure and cairn have been built on top of the dun at its N end. The area to be scheduled measures 50m SSW-NNE by 35m NW-SE, to include the dun and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the dun may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric architecture and domestic life.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NM 56 NE 1.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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