Parking near the church at Killean, I walked south on the A83 to climb the reasonably steep hill to Dun Beachaire just after Craigruadh.
Most duns are circular, this one is rectangular and steeped with folklore ranging from King Arthur to bees. None were present during my visit. Looking north-west the island of Gigha can be seen, I’d reach there a couple of days later.
The dun is surrounded by the remains of a wall – 17.5m by 13.5. In some places the wall reaches 3m in width. Sadly the wall going through the middle of the site is probably made from stones from this dun and quite a few others. The entrance is on the south east, as seen in the south east photograph, possible lintels are also in the photo.
A great start to the day – the nearby standing stone and chamber cairn next.
Visited 01/08/2025.