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The wee ravine dividing the sections of the dun.

Part man-made, part natural defences.

Natural defence on the east.

Looking towards the entrance.

South looking north, Strath the most northerly of the three villages that make up Gairloch in the background.

The east wall, musy have been huge. Large amounts of stone scatter the east hillside.

The north wall heading east.

Most of the fort taken from on top of the North East wall.

The probable entrance on the south wall.

Creag An Fhamhair viewed from the south.

The remains of the fort’s wall on the south east.

The A832 and River Kerry (a sharp corner) head north, the B8056 heads towards Baldachro and Redpoint. The river takes a sharp bend southwards towards its source at Loch Bad an Sgalaig. Good place for a fort.

Plan of the fort.

Wall on the west side.

The A832 heads south, the River Kerry heads towards Gairloch.

Inside the fort looking west.

On the west side looking north.

From the west side, excellent defences.

Don’t hang about on the A832 for very long, beware of camper vans trying to do the NC500 in one day.

From the north shore of the loch.

Taken from the east end of the loch.

A wee bit of zoom from the west end.

A dreich day near Poolewe, this taken from the west side of the loch.

The entrance to the burial chamber
Revisited September 2025