Caisteal Suidhe Cheannaidh

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The Dun Caisteal Suidhe Cheannaidh (also Dun Kilchrenan called) is located west of the road B845 from Taynuilt to Kilchrenan , about 1.5 kilometers north of Kilchrenan and Loch Awe , in Argyll and Bute in Scotland .

The well-preserved, slightly oval dun with an inner diameter of 11.9 or 13.1 m occupies a position on the highest part of the eastern end of a rocky ridge . It is protected by steep slopes on three sides, except in the west, where it is possible to approach on the ridge. The thickness of the curtain wall is 4.1 to 4.9 m. The entrance, formed from large blocks in the outer part, is located in the northeast. A stop for the door is 1.7 m from the outer facade. From the stop, the inside of the extended corridor is 2.1 m wide. The inner part of the entrance is eight feet long and slightly curved to the side. He has the the Iron Age characteristic plants in Scotland guard cell ( English guard-cell ). The partial excavation of 1890 revealed the location of several herds where bones of horses and deer were discovered. The remaining height of the only partially surviving wall facade is more than two meters. It is said that the wall was six meters high before it was used as a quarry.

literature

  • D. Christison: Excavation of the fort “Suidhe Chennaidh”, Loch Awe: and description of some Argyleshire cairns (1891)
  • The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Argyll: an inventory of the ancient monuments: volume 2: Lorn, Edinburgh 1975

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Coordinates: 56 ° 22 ′ 9.1 ″  N , 5 ° 11 ′ 31.3 ″  W.