Dun Mor (Beauly)

Nearest town:
Dingwall (12km N)
OS reference:
NH51264718
OS sheet:
26
Latitude:
57° 29' 25.96 N
Longitude:
4° 28' 54.44 W
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Image of Dun Mor (Beauly) by thelonious

13/04/2019 – Wonderful view down the Beauly Firth. The two hillforts of Ord Hill and Craig Phadrig, either side, guarding the entrance near Inverness, in the far distance.

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thelonious May 6, 2019
Image of Dun Mor (Beauly) by drewbhoy

The northern rampart, someones garden the other side of the fence.

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drewbhoy Apr 22, 2019
Image of Dun Mor (Beauly) by drewbhoy

From beneath the south rampart, the house gives a good idea of the defences height.

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drewbhoy Apr 22, 2019
Image of Dun Mor (Beauly) by drewbhoy

The south west rampart looking down onto the River Beauly, Beauly Firth and Beauly, the town.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 22, 2019
Image of Dun Mor (Beauly) by drewbhoy

The huge southern outer rampart looks at the end of the Beauly Firth.

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drewbhoy Apr 22, 2019

Articles

Dun Mor (Beauly)

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 14, 2019

Dun Mor is set high above Beauly with spectacular views south, east and west. Almost everywhere you look the surrounding hills have forts or duns. This dun has to be one of the best.

From Beauly take Croyard Road, go through the cross roads, there is a sharp turn south west then north west, at the end of the road turn north east, at the first sharp corner there is a chalet park. I asked permission from the owner of the chalets to park who was delighted that the fort had visitors. She also had good knowledge of chamber cairns to the east. Walk a short distance to the west, jump the fence and you land on the outer rampart.

The double rampart is in very condition despite some quarrying on the southern edge. These ramparts surround the fort, on the eastern side stone work can be seen underneath the trees. The cup marked rock remained invisible despite my best efforts. There seems to be a debate about the site being a cairn, I saw nothing to support that theory. At 60m by 54m it would with ramparts up to 3m in height it seems unlikely.

I loved this site, nice sunny weather and tremendous views.

Visited 13/4/2019.

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