Monument record 1199 - LOCH BRU, NORTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 89560 73900 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF87SE |
| Island | North Uist |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF87SE 7 8956 7390.
(NF 8956 7390) An 'island-fort' has stood near the centre of Loch Bru, a branch of Loch an Duin. The dun itself only occupies a part of the islet and is about 30-33ft in diameter. There appears to be an outer rampart on the SE probably to guard the entrance at the end of a now ruinous causeway from the shore. (E Beveridge 1911)
Visible on A/Ps. (Dun visible on RAF air photograph 540/509: Pt II: flown 23 May 1951.
E Beveridge 1911.
A rocky islet, measuring 18.0m E-W by 11.0m transversely, on which there is a tumbled mass of stone (probably the collapsed walling of a dun). The possible remains of a submerged causeway are visible on the SE. Visited by OS (R D) 21 June 1965.
Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 152 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE12876 Bibliographic reference: Erskine Beveridge. 1911. North Uist: its archaeology and topography. 152.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
