Carn Mor

Nearest town:
Dingwall (6km W)
OS reference:
NH60335858
OS sheet:
26
Latitude:
57° 35' 44.72 N
Longitude:
4° 20' 13.72 W
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Image of Carn Mor (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The north west top rampart, mainly filled in, just slightly round the corner is the best preserved section.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 12, 2019
Image of Carn Mor (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

The dun from the south, two ramparts between me and the top.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 12, 2019
Image of Carn Mor (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

Looking south west from the bottom of the fort. (the new great unwashed posing in the background)

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 12, 2019
Image of Carn Mor (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

Looking north west, the ramparts are largely overgrown!

Image credit: drew/B
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 12, 2019
Image of Carn Mor (Stone Fort / Dun) by drewbhoy

From the centre of the dun, looking north east and highest rampart.

Image credit: drew/B
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 12, 2019

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Carn Mor

drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 15, 2019

After the stunning site at Culbokie Henge we headed east to Culbokie on the B9169 taking the first minor road that heads south(ish). Keep going until a forestry car park, this has two informative boards about the dun.

Through the woods to the north the village of Culbokie can be seen, showing how the village has grown since the Canmore photo. It seems to me that the eastern side of the Black Isle has a lot of new builds.

The dun had three ramparts which, at the moment, can be best seen on the north due to some heather burning. Fallen stonework indicates how big these defences must have been, the innermost rampart has spread to over 5m wide surrounding an area of 18m. The complete width seems very close to 60m with a clear entrance on the south west.

One of the best duns I’ve seen.

Visited 10/4/2019.

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