06/07/2018 – The dark green marks the dun, right of the magnificent Beinn Sgurrach on the photo.
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06/07/2018 – Looking down to the dun from Beinn Sgurrach
24/10/2017 – Whitebridge Dun
From the south west.
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The east side.
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Whitebridge Dun with Ben Sgurrach behind.
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The centre of the dun.
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From the east of the dun looking west to the village of Whitebridge.
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In the dun looking east towards Ben Sgurrach.
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Southern defences.
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Southern defences looking east towards Ben Sgurrach.
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The entrance to the fort looking north.
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Natural defences plus fallen wall to the north.
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Articles
From the hut circle at Duntirhal look east, the first hill is the ridge leading towards the dun, the second is the wonderfully shaped Ben Sgurrach. Compared to Dun Dearduil (see the Thelonius fieldnote) this is a sleepwalk as underfoot conditions are solid unlike the partially flooded track to the east of Whitebridge.
The ridge leads to a wall which still has one or two stones standing, this is also the front door. Sadly most of the walls have fallen down in the surrounding slopes. Surviving wall indicates that this must have been two to three metres wide. At the west the fort is 7m wide and increases to 9m in the east. It is 26m in length.
Happily the fort still has inhabitants. Quite a few brown mice were running about and managed to avoid our boots.
After revisiting the hut circles we made our way back to Whitebridge as the first hint of darkness appeared. Ben Sgurrach started to change its heathery colour. A wonderful end to another fine day in the hills to the east of Loch Ness, this time in the excellent company of the Blackburners :-)
Visited 24/10/2017.
Sites within 20km of Whitebridge
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Whitebridge
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Duntirhal
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Dun Scriben
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Dun Dearduil South
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Dun Dearduil North
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Castle Kitchie
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Torr Shelly
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Ceapmoal
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Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh
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Craig Mony
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Torness
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An Torr, Strathnacro
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Carn Na Croiche
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Aberarder
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Loch Ceo Glais
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Culnakirk
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Clachmhor
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Carn Daley
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Loch Ruthven
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Tynrich
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Dhuallow
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Corrimony
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Loch Nan Geadas
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Loch Ruthven
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Mony’s Stone
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Caisteal An Dunriachaidh
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