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Latitude: 57.5858 / 57°35'8"N
Longitude: -4.3741 / 4°22'26"W
OS Eastings: 258165
OS Northings: 857563
OS Grid: NH581575
Mapcode National: GBR H8KN.Z16
Mapcode Global: WH3DP.SL9J
Entry Name: Drummondreach,dun 400m E of
Scheduled Date: 9 April 1975
Last Amended: 22 January 1993
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3655
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun
Location: Urquhart and Logie Wester
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Black Isle
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument consists of a dun with outer defences on the edge of a steep drop to a burn. The dun is sub-circular in plan, measures 20m WNW-ESE x 18m WSW-ENE and is defined by the remains of a stone wall which is spread to 3.5m. The wall has been destroyed by a small quarry pit on the SW and a small cairn has been built out of wall material near to the quarry pit. The entrance to the dun is unclear. The site is defended to S, N and E by two curving ditches with a rampart between.
The area proposed for scheduling is 120m WNW-ESE by 90m SSW-NNE, to include the dun, its outer defences and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and occupation of the dun may survive.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute towards an understanding of prehistoric defensive architecture. The site also contains important information about the domestic organisation and farming practices of a prehistoric community.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS record the site as NH55NE 6.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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