Dun to Ruigh Ruadh

Dun An Ruigh Ruadh (not to be confused with the Ringcairn Dún Ruadh in Northern Ireland ) is a semi-broch or dun (after EW MacKie) on Loch Broom, an inlet near Ullapool , in Ross and Cromarty in the Council Area Highland in Scotland . The Dun Lagaidh and Dun Ringill systems on Skye are also known as semi-brochs.

The remains of the round structure, of which about a third of the northeast arch fell over the cliff on which it stands, has an interior diameter of about 11.5 m and walls 4.2 m thick, which still lead to a maximum residual height of 2.85 m above the accumulated rubble from a height of about 1.2 m. MacKie's excavation in 1968 revealed a D-shaped structure, the straight side of which runs along the edge of the escarpment. Here the wall is thinner, less well built and without the gallery recognizable elsewhere. The stairs to the first floor and an even higher level can still be seen. The doorway to the east has been secured. About 1.35 to 1.5 m above the ground, post holes can be seen in the interior, which indicate a wooden structure that rested on the beams and posts and were later torn down when the dun was converted. The post holes were filled with paving stones and a stone water tank was sunk inside.

The finds include several hand turning mills , a stone pot lid, hammer stones and a silver finger ring .

Nearby is Dun Canna .

literature

• I. Armit: The Atlantic Scottish Iron Age: five levels of chronology ', (1992)
• Charles ST Calder & KA Steer: Dun Lagaidh and four other prehistoric monuments near Ullapool, Ross and Cromarty 1951 Held at RCAHMS E.9.11.CAL.P

Web links

• Description Engl. and picture
• photos
• Entry on Dun to Ruigh Ruadh  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database

Coordinates: 57 ° 51 ′ 42.5 "  N , 5 ° 7 ′ 16.1"  W.