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For some reason, the camera’s flash ceased to work, after this photo. However, I’m going back to the island :-)

In the gloom you just about see one of the other caves inside.

The front of the massive cave (system)

The possible remains of a cist in the centre of the cairn.

South side of the cairn.

Looking over the cairn to Kiloran Bay.

Massive kerb on the east side.

North part of the cairn.

Massive kerb on the west side of the cairn.

Looking south east, perhaps the remains of chamber cairn, perhaps.

Directly over the white building on the hill is Scalasaig Standing Stone.

North west kerbs.

South side of the cairn.

Carn Nan Caoroch behind, looking north east.

From the west.

The east end, taken from a spot were I could get above the head high ferns.

South side of the entrance, the Paps of Jura beyond.

Looking south, the road to Oransay, beyond is Islay.

Fallen wall on the east side.

The top of the east entrance.

The front door, on the east side of the fort.

Interior of the fort, looking east – Scalasaig village and ferry port, Jura beyond.

The north wall.

One of the circular buildings in the fort.

This on the north west, incredibly steep.

North east well, Loch an Sguid in the background.

Fallen wall on the north, very very steep.

A stunning place, a lot of forts / duns here are stunning.

Scattered parts of the wall on the west, south side.

Approaching from the south.

A close as you can get on the south side.

Tp the south east, the monument to Lord Colonsay.

On the other side, not so much gorse.

The gorse is doing its best to hide the stone.

Looking on to the top of the stone.

Looking north west.

Looking west.

Over the wee hump is track that leads to Millbuie, home to a cairn.

Behind the white building, the stone would have had a clear view of Buaile Riabhach, kerb cairn and standing stone.

Natural and man made defence on the west.

The north side.

Remnants of wall on the east.

Remains of the wall on the south.

Note the petrol / diesel pump sneaking into the photo. This looking north east.

A dun, near the port, across from the shop, next to the petrol/diesel pumps.

The front door, on the east.

Beinn Nan Caorach dominates, superb views up there.

Further along the north west defence, Port Mor in the background.

The east walls.

Remnants of the north west wall, Port Mor (the bay) in the background.