Monument record 434 - LOCH AN DUIN, LOWER BAYBLE, LEWIS

NB53SW 6 5167 3043.
(NB 516 305) Dun (NR) (Site of): Stepping Stones (NAT)
OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1899)

The remains of a dun on an islet, external diameter approx. 50ft, joined to the mainland by a causeway which was 9ft broad in 1914. Mainly a mass of tumbled stones 4 to 5 feet deep, but the outer face of the wall, which was built round the water's edge, was traceable in parts as a single course of stones,and one short section stood 3ft high.
RCAHMS 1928.

As described in RCAHMS. The outer face of the wall is visible all round the SE half of the circumference, with tumble extending 2.m. beyond it to the waters' edge. The internal face is nowhere traceable and the thickness of the wall cannot be estimated, nor can the entrance be seen. Visited by OS (A L F R) assistent archaeology officer 22 April 1964.

'The monument...comprises the remains of a dun, late prehistoric fortified settlement, situated on an islet in a loch. The site may have been subsequently occupied in the medieval period. The area to be scheduled is irregular and measures a maximum of 50m NE-SW by 22m NW-SE to include the dun, the later building and the causeway.'
HS Scheduling Document 17 February 1992.

Thomas, F. W. L., 1890, Archaeol Scot, 378 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7756.

RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 15, No. 49 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.

R W Feachem, 1963b, A Guide to Prehistoric Scotland, 182 (Bibliographic reference). SWE2141.