Description

The monument consists of a fort situated on a rocky headland.

The approach from the landward side is across uneven rocky ground and the flanks are protected by sheer precipices. A heavy stone wall has been drawn across the base of the promontory cutting off an area measuring approximately 65m N-S by 40m E-W. The wall survives as a stony bank 3.7m in average thickness and up to 1m high. Several stones indicate the position of the outer wall face, but no inner facing stones can be seen.

The entrance is a narrow gap in the wall just slightly to the W of the centre of the wall. A short length of outer wall at this point protects the entrance. Much of the interior of the fort is occupied by bare rock, but immediately to the N of the main wall are two grassy shelves which are probably the sites of prehistoric dwellings.

The area to be scheduled measures 110m E-W by a maximum of 100m N-S, to include the fort and an area around it in which traces of activities associated with the construction and occupation of the fort may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric defensive architecture and domestic life.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NM 47 SW 1.

Reference:

RCAHMS (1972) Argyll Inventory, Vol. 3, No. 155.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland