Dun Neill

Nearest town:
Uig (25km NNE)
OS reference:
NG28144075
OS sheet:
23
Latitude:
57° 22' 33.03 N
Longitude:
6° 31' 23.89 W
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Image of Dun Neill (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

A possible access route to Dùn Neill, indicating just how secure this fortress must have been.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 4, 2015
Image of Dun Neill (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

A panoramic composite image of the grassy summit of Dun Neill, looking towards McLeod’s Tables.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 4, 2015

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Dun Neill

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 4, 2015

Visited: May 25, 2015

Dùn Neill stands proudly on a promontory, mid-way between Ardmore and Harlosh Point.

Though the remains of the dùn are scant, the situation is magnificent, surrounded by sheer cliffs on three sides and by the sea on the fourth: access is difficult, and requires good scrambling technique.

Two courses of external walling still survive on the northeast of the dùn, along with a few stones of inner walling, but for the most part, the summit of the promontory is level, featureless and grassy.

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