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Just to the north of Dun Mhuirich and very near to the road there are caves, this cave had prehistoric features - a hearth, evidence of this can be seen, and various flints.
Near the gate that leads to Dun Mhuirich, jump the fence on the opposite side of the road being careful not to jump into a boggy part. The cave is easily spotted and is just over 15m in length. If tall, be careful with your head.
Visited 03/04/2023.
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Photos of the site before more trees appeared.
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Dun Mhuirich is a stunning site in a stunning location looking onto Linne Mhuirich, a sea loch that heads south to meet up with Loch Sween, so an excellent position to keep an eye on the water traffic as well.
We approached from the north, parking at Tayvullin (a place that would get used again) and walked south on the B8025 until the first gate on the east. The dun is in front easily spotted and can be reached by walking along a ridge which leads straight to the site. In older says the entrance was over 1m wide and to the south. No door checks sadly here, they'd appear elsewhere, but plenty of stonework.
The main wall of the site was built just below the flat summit and surrounded the oval shaped dun, 15m by 12m. It must have been huge as it still stands at 3m wide and in places almost 2m high. There is a massive amount of tumbled stone and outer defences.
Later people, particularly during Medieval times to full advantage of the resources and built several impressive structures inside the dun.
A must visit site.
Visited 03/04/2023.
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Still doing the music, following that team and getting lost in the hills! (Some Simple Minds, Glasvegas, Athlete, George Harrison, Empire Of The Sun, Riverside, Porcupine Tree, Nazareth, The Avalanches, Public Service Broadcasting on the headphones, good boots and sticks, away I go!)
Turriff, Aberdeenshire
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