Monument record 426 - DUN DUBH, SHESHADER, LEWIS

NB53SE 1 5570 3260.
(NB 5570 3260) Dun Dubh (NAT)
OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1898)

Promontory fort. The narrow neck of land connecting Dun Dubh to the mainland is crossed by a well-built stone wall, 4.5m thick, whose outer facing is visible up to 3 courses (approx 1.0m) high; the inner face is almost covered by silt from the interior of the fort, where the ground slopes steeply down to it. The entrance,1.2m wide and with stone facing visible on each side,is approximately central, 9.5m from the northern end of the wall and 11.5m from the southern end. No ditch is visible, but the ground continues to fall steeply outside the wall.
No fortifications are visible round the rest of the perimeter, nor would any be necessary, as the cliff is precipitous on all sides. The interior of the fort is covered by fine turf, but no hut floors or other artificial features were located.
Visited by OS (A L F R) assistent archaeology officer, 23 April 1964.

Fort surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (H I M) 21 May 1964.