Dun Boraige Moire
Dun Boraige Mor (in the sense of "big castle" - also Dun Ruabh Boraige Moire ) is probably a semi- brochure (like the better preserved semi-brochure Dùn Mòr ). Dun Boraige Mor is located near Sràid Ruadh on the island of Tiree ( Scottish Gaelic Tiriodh [ ˈtʲʰiɾʲəɣ ]) in the Inner Hebrides , in Argyll and Bute in Scotland on a hill, very dilapidated and covered with grass. “Boraige” seems to be a corruption of the Nordic word “Borg”. The complex was excavated in 1880 by the Duke of Argyll (1823-1900).
The approximately 1.0 m wide access is located on the southeast side and was still clearly visible in 1903, as were traces of round huts in the interior. Dun Boraige Moire stands about 100 m from the coast, on the top of a rocky headland. It is oval and measures about 12.0 × 9.0 m, the walls are about 4.0 m thick in the east and at least 5.0 m in the south.
In the best case, the outer wall is preserved up to a height of 0.7 m. The interior is largely covered by fallen masonry. A distinctive feature of the wall is the presence of internal facing, traces of which can be seen in several places. Dun Boraige Mor was accompanied by an outer wall in the southwest and southeast. The isolated sections can be parts of an originally larger wall that gave the dun and its access additional protection.
literature
- JN Graham Ritchie : Brochs of Scotland (= Shire archeology. 53). 2nd edition. Shire, Princes Risborough 1998, ISBN 0-7478-0389-7 .
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Coordinates: 56 ° 31 ′ 14 " N , 6 ° 57 ′ 56.2" W.