Castle Dounie

Stone Fort / Dun
NR76749323

Also known as:

Creag Mhor

Nearest town:

Lochgilphead (10km E)

OS reference:

NR76749323

OS sheet:

55

Latitude:

56° 4' 46.92 N

Longitude:

5° 35' 18.07 W

Added to TMA by

drewbhoy

Images (18)
Links (2)

Images

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The inside of the suspicious hole, filled with fallen stones.

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drewbhoy Apr 15, 2025

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The inside of the dun.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The south wall heads west. Scarba, the island with the hill.

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drewbhoy Apr 15, 2025

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

To me, the line suggests another possible entrance and a definite change of builder.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

Note the straight line in the wall.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The east part of the south wall.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The superb south wall.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

At some points the wall is over 3.5m in width.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

Looking down on top of the the possible souterrain.

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drewbhoy Apr 15, 2025

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The possible souterrain, very unlikely and no old lady with old fashioned clothes stuck in the hole. (see Canmore link)

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drewbhoy Apr 15, 2025

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The east wall.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The cell at the south end.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

As normal, a walkers cairn on top of the north east section.

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drewbhoy Apr 15, 2025

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The north east side of the entrance, with walls continuing.

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drewbhoy Apr 14, 2025

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The entrance from inside the site.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The entrance to the dun, in the north.

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Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

From the log park, add a bit of zoom.

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drewbhoy Apr 14, 2025

Image of Castle Dounie (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

Taken from a pile of logs next to the track on the south west. The walls of Castle Dounie in the middle.

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drewbhoy Apr 14, 2025

Articles

Castle Dounie

Stone Fort / Dun

drewbhoy Apr 16, 2025

The Hazel Tree

Good description, good photos.

Castle Dounie

Stone Fort / Dun

drewbhoy Apr 15, 2025

Canmore

Excellent notes and photos with a lady in the hole.

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Poltalloch Cairn

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Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.4km ENE

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Cairn(s) • 8km ENE

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Cup Marked Stone • 8.08km NE

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Cairn(s) • 8.16km NE

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Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.05km NE

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Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.13km E

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Achnabreck

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.18km E

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Achnabreck

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.27km E

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Stane Alane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.43km E

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Achanarnich

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.46km N

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Meall a’Braithain

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.77km NE

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Stone Fort / Dun • 9.87km SSW

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Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.97km ENE

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Cairn(s) • 12.37km NE
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Cairn(s) • 12.54km SSW

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Cairn(s) • 12.58km NE
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Stone Fort / Dun • 12.63km S

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Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.68km E

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Hillfort • 12.7km NE

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Cairn(s) • 12.95km NE
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Standing Stones • 13km NE

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Cairn(s) • 13.04km SSW

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Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.28km NNE

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Crannog • 13.55km NE

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Cairn(s) • 13.65km SSW

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Cairn(s) • 14.12km NE
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2
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Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.24km SSE

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Drum A’ Chladha

Cairn(s) • 15.37km SSW

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Torran

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.87km NE

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Torran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.95km NE

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Sluggan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.96km NNE

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Kilneuair Church

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.99km NE

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Hillfort • 16.01km NE

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2
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Chambered Cairn • 16.01km E

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Dun A’ Chaisteil

Stone Fort / Dun • 16.17km SSW

10

1
Carron

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.07km ENE

2

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Dun Na Doide

Hillfort • 17.46km SSW

10

1
Fincharn

Cup Marked Stone • 17.75km NE

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Ardnaw

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Kilmory Knap Chapel

Bullaun Stone • 19.12km SSW

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Pier House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.24km E

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Carragh Chaluim Bhainn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.25km SW

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2
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Carving • 19.32km NNE

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Evanachan Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.35km E

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2

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Dun Fhuarlit

Kerbed Cairn • 19.41km SSW

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1
Dun A’ Bhuilg

Hillfort • 19.47km SSW

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Tarbert

Standing Stones • 19.49km SW

7

2
Corr Eilean

Cairn(s) • 19.74km SSW

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