Dun Evan

Also known as:
Doune of Cawdor and Dunevan
Nearest town:
Nairn (11km NE)
OS reference:
NH82754757
OS sheet:
27
Latitude:
57° 30' 11.51 N
Longitude:
3° 57' 25 W
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Image of Dun Evan (Hillfort) by drewbhoy

The west side, forestry vehicles pass very close to the fort.

Image credit: drew/B
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jul 29, 2018

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Dun Evan

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 4, 2018

We parked at the Barevan Bridge crossing the Allt Dearg Burn near West Barevan farm. Fortunately this is slightly north to the large burn so no wading involved.

From here we walked north through a field and jumped over a small burn shaded in trees. Once on the other side of the trees it was forest clearence on Fangorn size proportions. As we all know this makes walking conditions a nightmare but eventually we made it to were trees still survived. There is a track, not on the map, that goes up the west side of the fort. Luckily , for us, it led straight to the fort.

Also luckily is that the fort seems to have avoided any serious damage caused by the forestry work on the west. The rest of the outer edges are untouched. To the south, east and west the outer wall that surrounded the site has fallen over the edge. Parts of the wall still remain to the north in the inner part of the fort, the flattest side.

Most of the fallen wall is covered in moss which in turn is covered in ferns and numerous other types of vegetation. However it was a fairly large fort being 56m by 23m. Outer parts of the defences can just about be seen but, they to, are turf and moss covered. The well mentioned by Feachem (crikey we owe this guy a lot as well) is still there to catch the unwary.

A cracking place to build a fort. Just a pity, like many forest forts, that the vegetation takes over.
Still a very worthwhile place to visit.

Visited 18/7/2018.

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