Sgoir Beag

Nearest town:
Uig (17km ENE)
OS reference:
NG2243061476
OS sheet:
23
Latitude:
57° 33' 29.04 N
Longitude:
6° 38' 29.32 W
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Image of Sgoir Beag (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

The promontory fort of Sgoir Beag, flanked by steep cliffs to north and west, and by a precipitous drop into a stream channel to the south.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2018
Image of Sgoir Beag (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

The prow of Sgoir Beag, viewed from across the stream to its south.

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LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 2, 2018
Image of Sgoir Beag (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

On the landward side, Sgoir Beag is protected by a natural ditch, about 5 metres wide and 3 metres deep.

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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2018
Image of Sgoir Beag (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

Across the ditch, intermittent stonework peeks out from the side of the fort.

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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2018
Image of Sgoir Beag (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

This exposed section is the only remaining visible sign of walling courses on the summit of Sgoir Beag.

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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2018

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Sgoir Beag

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jun 3, 2018

Visited: May 2, 2018

Some 250 metres due north from the car-park opposite Trumpan Churchyard lie the remains of a small promontory fort called Sgoir Beag. From the car-park head northeast up the road for about 130 metres till you cross a stream then immediately enter the field on the left via the gate. Follow the stream which dives down to the sea immediately adjacent to the fort.

The grassy rise ahead quickly leads to a deep natural ditch which cuts off the dun from the east. Descent into the ditch is easy but the face of the dun rises much more steeply beyond. A well worn path to the left eases the climb to the top of the dun, overlooking the precipitous drop into the stream valley.

The surface of the dun is a grassy oval, with only a small fragment of walling, two courses high, showing at its nothern edge.

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