Trudernish Point
Trudernish Point is a cape on the east coast of the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located approximately seven kilometers south of McArthur's Head and 15 km southeast of the island's capital Bowmore . With Ardmore Point , the most easterly point of Islay is only 3.5 km to the south.
Trudernish Point protrudes about 250 m from the land mass and separates the two bays of Claggain Bay in the north and Aros Bay in the south. The steep crag rises about 15 m above the sea surface.
Although Trudernish Point is in a sparsely populated part of the island, the cape can be reached via a single-lane road. The road leads from Port Ellen via Lagavulin , Ardbeg and Trudernish to Ardtalla in the north .
Archaeological finds
Remnants of previous settlement have been discovered at Trudernish Point. The masonry of a dun is located directly on the cliff . This ends in the north on the cliff. The western and eastern ends are formed by two 55 and 36 m long walls. An irregular wall in the south connects the two. The enclosed area measures around 750 m 2 .
About halfway between the settlement Trudernish and the tip of the cape, the remains of a cairn can be found in a depression . The structure measures around 4.5 × 6 m. The walls are about one meter thick and in the entrance area expand to a width of about two meters. The Cairn probably does not originate from earlier settlement and is dated to the 18th – 19th centuries. Century.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ a b Entry on Trudernish Point in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Trudernish Point in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′ 4 " N , 6 ° 1 ′ 52" W.