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Dun Skudiburgh

Coordinates: 57°35′45″N 6°23′48″W / 57.59583°N 6.39667°W / 57.59583; -6.39667
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Dun Skudiburgh
Viewed from the east
Dun Skudiburgh is located in Highland
Dun Skudiburgh
Shown within Highland
LocationNear Uig, Skye, Scotland
Coordinates57°35′45″N 6°23′48″W / 57.59583°N 6.39667°W / 57.59583; -6.39667
OS grid referenceNG 374 647
TypeDun
History
PeriodsIron Age

Dun Skudiburgh is a prehistoric fort near Uig, Skye, Scotland.

The site is on the west coast of Trotternish, on a steep-sided knoll about 60 metres (200 ft) above the shore of Loch Snizort.[1]

Description

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The site consists of a partly vitrified fort overlaid by a dun. A ruined wall of width about 10 feet (3.0 m) encloses an oval area of about 150 feet (46 m) by 120 feet (37 m).[2]

Outside this on the east is a wall about 320 feet (98 m) long, and on the north are two shorter walls. There is an entrance between the outer of these walls and the wall to the east.[2]

It is thought there were at least two phases of construction of the dun: walls of poorer quality have been discerned to the west, south and south-east.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dun Skudiburgh" The Skye Guide. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "Dun Skudiburgh, Skye (11195)". Canmore. Retrieved 4 November 2019.