Monument record 1232 - LOCH A'GHEADAIS, NORTH UIST

NF95NW 1 9136 5938.

(NF 9136 5938) Dun (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)

An island fort is situated in Loch a' Gheadais. The islet is enclosed at the water's edge by a wall, 6ft high on the N, within which is a mound about 15ft high. The ruins of a small circular building stand within the main entrance on the northern (lower) end of the islet. A causeway, slightly curved at both ends, and 30 yards by 5ft wide, leads northwards to a broad point projecting into the E side of the loch.
E Beveridge 1911.

The dun, causeway, and building are generally as described above. The walls of the dun are 1.3m thick. No entrance was noted. The drystone building in the NW corner is oval and measures 2.7 x 2.0 x 0.5m high, with an entrance in the SW corner. It may or may not be contemporary with the dun.
Visited by OS (R D) 8 June 1965.

Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 170 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.