Dun Mor, Struanmore

Nearest town:
Uig (25km N)
OS reference:
NG339388
OS sheets:
23, 32
Latitude:
57° 21' 42.39 N
Longitude:
6° 25' 32.48 W
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Image of Dun Mor, Struanmore by LesHamilton

In places such as this, the original walling still stands two courses high.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 5, 2016
Image of Dun Mor, Struanmore by LesHamilton

Large foundation course blocks still in place just south of the probable entrance to the fort.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 5, 2016
Image of Dun Mor, Struanmore by LesHamilton

Judging by the quantity of tumbled stone stretching the length of the eastern side of Dun Mor, there must have been a defensive wall of considerable size here.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 5, 2016
Image of Dun Mor, Struanmore by LesHamilton

The footing stones of a former containing wall above the southern cliffs of Dun Mor peek through a grassy bank.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 5, 2016

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Dun Mor, Struanmore

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 5, 2016

Visited: May 27, 2016

Very much neglected because of the magnificence of the Dun Beag broch close to the roadside near Struanmore, the Fort of Dun Mor, 800 metres to its north is well worth a visit, and not just for the amazing aerial view it provides over the broch lower down the hillside.

From Dun Beag, Dun Mor lies across a heathery moor, but easy walking can be found by following grassy tongues. The fort is well defended on all sides
except the east by vertical 20 metre crags, but is most easily ascended by gentle slopes from the northeast.

Clearly the one weak point in its situation, the entire eastern edge of the fort is marked by a huge tumble of largely fallen masonry, about 2 metres high by 5 metres broad, that must once have been a wall of considerable proportions. In several places, the original stonework is still in place to a height of two courses.

At its southern end, the tumble gives way to a grassy bank which continues above the cliffs surrounding much of the perimeter of the fort, with footing stones of a former wall peeking out of it.

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