Description

The monument consists of the remains of a galleried dun, a fortified settlement of Iron Age date.

The structure is built on an island which is approached from the N by an artificial causeway of boulders about 30m long which curves slightly to the W. The dun is oval, measuring 12.2m N-S by 9.2m E-W internally. Only the N quadrant is well preserved, the wall surviving to a height of 3.3m, with a thickness of some 2.4m. A scarcement is visible on the internal wall face, and above this level part of a gallery can be seen. A lower gallery with a chamber toward the NW is also present. The entrance may have been situated near to this chamber. A shieling hut has been built against this wall, partly obscuring the earlier structures.

The area to be scheduled is irregular and measures a maximum of 20m E-W by 50m N-S, to include the dun and its causeway as shown in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because it is a well preserved example of a late Iron Age defensive site. It preserves evidence for the defensive architecture, domestic occupation and settlement organisation of later prehistoruc society in the Western Isles.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NB13NE 2.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland