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Following almost in Les's footsteps, diversions via a cave and the dog trying to find alternative routes, we eventually made it to the superb galleried dun at Rubh an Dunain. With A being interested in nausts, this was a superb opportunity to closely look at both, with the cairns afterwards. The Sound of Soay, Loch Brittle, The Cuillins and Loch na H'Airde along with the island of Rum provide wonderful backdrops to this lonely, but obviously not that lonely in past times, place. The dun is galleried within its large wall along with a door check, rivalling those near Tayvallich. Sadly erosion will play a role here and perhaps has done so in the past, any surrounding wall has gone. Entrance to the site is via a small climb up from the Viking canal. Turn round to see the the mountains - stunning. Visited 04/08/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy13th November 2023ce |
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Visited: May 19, 2012 The Rubh an Dunain promontory semi-broch is a classic site of its type. All that remains to be seen nowadays is a well built drystone wall, 3½ metres tall, that separates the level tip of the promontory from its hinterland. Probably walling was never required around its perimeter, as it is defended by sheer cliffs on all other sides. You can read an extensive treatise on this site at Canmore. To access the broch requires a delightful 5½ kilometre walk from the Glen Brittle Campsite, along the southern shore of Loch Brittle, mainly on well-defined paths. Stream crossing can be a problem in wet conditions, but on a sunny day the walk is most enjoyable. After visiting the broch, further interest is afforded by the Chambered Cairn close to the northwest corner of Loch na h-Airde. But the highlight of the day is certainly the return walk towards the Campsite, facing the Cuillin Mountains, surely one of the most scenic coastal excursions in Scotland. Loch na h-Airde and the 'Viking Canal' Immediately below the broch is an artificial channel 100 metres long that links Loch na h-Airde with the sea. Believed to date from the Viking era, this enabled small boats to harbour in the loch at high tide (mediaeval boat timbers were discovered on the northern edge of the loch in 2000 and 2008). It's a fascinating story, which is related in detail at Canmore Further Reading Rubh an Dunain Data Structure Report 2009 |
Posted by LesHamilton27th April 2017ce Edited 29th March 2024ce |
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