The remains of a Late Bronze Age settlement “of considerable significance” were uncovered during the development of a new road, archaeologists said.




The best bit of preserved wall on the north east.

Good description, good photos.

Looking east, the water behind is the Crinan Canal.




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


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

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




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

Looking down on top of the the possible souterrain.
Excellent notes and photos with a lady in the hole.

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



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

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




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






South west section.

Taking the long way round I approached from the north.


The dun, in the clearing, taken from Cnoc-an-t-Samhlaidh (Symbolic Hills)

The slight depression in the middle is the front door on the east side of the dun.




The north wall, the island of Eilean Traighe almost immediately below, Eilean Dubh slightly further out.

Looking north west down the length of the dun towards the Paps Of Jura.

The north side, the north of Jura in the background.


Robert the Bruce said try, try and try again, I took his advice, at the third attempt I made it.

The trees in the middle are in front of the dun.
