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Image of Dun Torvaig by LesHamilton

The rocky knoll on which stands Dun Torvaig, viewed from the east.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
Image of Dun Torvaig by LesHamilton

The remains of Dun Torvaig, viewed from the rise to its southwest.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
Image of Dun Torvaig by LesHamilton

This stitched panorama highlights the degraded tumble of stonework on the southern flank of Dun Torvaig.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
Image of Dun Torvaig by LesHamilton

This last remnant of recognisable walling courses is located just north of the entrance passage.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
Image of Dun Torvaig by LesHamilton

The entranceway to Dun Torvaig, on the western side of the fort.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
Image of Dun Torvaig by LesHamilton

A few stones neatly aligned perpendicular with the direction of the wall might hint at the existence of a basal gallery.

Image credit: Les Hamilton

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Dun Torvaig

Visited: September 5, 2017

Situated on the 120 metre summit of Ben Chrachaig, immediately north of Portree Bay, little structure remains of the tumbledown fort of Dun Torvaig.

The slopes of the hillside are a jungle of alternate woodland and thick bracken but easy access can be achieved by first following the coastal path from the Coolin Hills Hotel for several hundred metres, as far as the Viewpoint. Take the path up to the grassy Viewpoint, and you will find that it continues into the trees beyond, wending its way, in part via steps, through the trees and bracken, on to the summit plateau. The plateau is undulating, but the site of Dun Torvaig is a compact rocky knoll near its centre, guarded on the east by low cliffs.

There is a short stretch of walling still extant, two courses high, on the dun’s western side, and a rather dilapidated entrance corridor to its south. Otherwise Dun Torvaig is little more than a mass of tumbled stone. Nonetheless, the views from this eyrie are superb, particularly towards the Storr, just nine kilometres to its north.

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