Caisteal Torr
Caisteal Torr (Castel of the Tower) is a dun on the Kintyre Peninsula in the Argyll and Bute Council Area in Scotland . It occupies a small space near the top of a long steep ridge 680 m northeast of Achahoish Church .
The summit of Caisteal Torr is occupied by the remains of the semicircular dun. The walls lie on the north and south sides on the natural rock. Much of the masonry was removed. Except in the west, a wall up to 2.4 m wide and up to six stone layers high survived. The access was probably in the east, from where the dun is easily accessible. The sloping interior is not structured.
Located at the highest point of the rugged mountain ridge, the dun enjoys natural protection on all sides, especially on the northwest side, where the rugged cliffs are 13.5 m high. Access is only possible through a winding path between numerous outcrops . The dun has an approximately D-shaped ground plan of 16 by 12 m within the heavily crumbled dry stone walls . The outer works consist for the most part of short sections of walls of relatively light construction, along the edge of the rock to the northeast and southwest below the dun. Its purpose was to prevent immediate access to the summit. These outworks can also be found at prehistoric sites in other parts of Argyll.
literature
- Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie: Scotland. To Oxford Archaeological Guide . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 0-19-288002-0 , ( Oxford archaeological guides ).
- M. Campbell & M. Sandeman: Mid Argyll: an archaeological survey 1964
- RCAHMS 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: 55 ° 56 ′ 40.6 ″ N , 5 ° 32 ′ 51.7 ″ W.