Dun Beag (Castle Sween)

Nearest town:
Lochgilphead (16km ENE)
OS reference:
NR71757940
OS sheet:
62
Latitude:
55° 57' 11.75 N
Longitude:
5° 39' 23.81 W
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Image of Dun Beag (Castle Sween) by drewbhoy

Just outside the dun, these walls must have been seriously impressive.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 19, 2023
Image of Dun Beag (Castle Sween) by drewbhoy

A massive amount of fallen stonework on the south west.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 19, 2023

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Dun Beag (Castle Sween)

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jul 21, 2023

Walking south from the Castle Sween Cairn you head straight into the hill on which Dun Beag sits, after jumping the Beag Burn. The final climb and final site for this adventure in Knapdale.

The walls here must have been huge, Canmore says entrance, but a gap on the north side might suggest such a place. It could also have been made at a later stage to make an enclosure. The north climb is a bit easier than the south, where the defences are best preserved. There is some amount of fallen stonework for a dun sitting at 10m wide. A popular area for duns / forts – there are plenty nearby.

These other sites will have to wait till 2024 to see my feet.

It started with dun / fort, it finished with a dun / fort. A great end to a great week.

Visited 06/04/2023.

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