Monument record 727 - LOCH AN DAILL, ARDMORE, SOUTH UIST

NF74NE 8 7969 4592.

(NF 7969 4592) A mound of stones, about 4ft high, is all that remains of a dun on an islet near the southern end of Loch an Daill, Carnan, South Uist, some 150 yards east of the main road. There is a deeply submerged causeway, making a considerable bend to the south, connecting the dun to the eastern shore of the loch, some 30 yards away.
RCAHMS 1928.

As described above. There are no surveyable remains.
Visited by OS (R D) 12 May 1965.

There is no structural or artefactual evidence to determine the date of this site, but the amount of loose stone on the islet suggests a substantial building, which would be more characteristic of the Iron Age than of an earlier period. MML 26.1.2000

The base of the islet and interface with the loch bed could not be observed, the islet appears to be wholly artificial or substantially modified, comprised of portable stones. An outer wall or harbour sits to the northwest. Although no materials of interest were found around the islet, a high quantity of modern rubbish was observed (e.g. glass bottles, jars, a shoe). With limited visibility and high sedimentation rates, the possibility remains open for the presence of prehistoric materials that are obscured by sediment and vegetation. Further, the connection of this loch to the South Ford suggests substantial changes to the loch since prehistory, necessitating environmental work to determine its prehistoric nature.
Blankshein.S et al (2022).

RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 121, No. 417 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.

Stephanie Blankshein, Angela Gannon, Duncan Garrow, Fraser Sturt, 2022, UIST CRANNOG SURVEY (Monograph). SWE41375.