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Latitude: 58.4513 / 58°27'4"N
Longitude: -6.3525 / 6°21'9"W
OS Eastings: 146173
OS Northings: 959666
OS Grid: NB461596
Mapcode National: GBR B6PD.C18
Mapcode Global: WGY1T.DV72
Entry Name: Loch Baravat,dun,North Galson
Scheduled Date: 1 December 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5454
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun
Location: Barvas
County: Na h-Eileanan Siar
Electoral Ward: An Taobh Siar agus Nis
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument consists of the remains of a dun, a small fortified dwelling of Iron Age date. The structure is situated in a loch surrounded by marshy ground and
is approached by a short causeway, now underwater. The dun is a low grass covered mound with traces of an outer wall face visible. Its approximate diameter is 20m. The area to be scheduled is approximatley oval and measures a maximum of 30m E-W, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it preserves evidence of, and has the potential to provide further evidence through excavation for, defensive organisation, material culture and land-use in late prehistoric times.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NB 45 NE 1.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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