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Mid-Argyll - 6
Dún Chonaillach

Site/Artefact Dún Chonaillach Type Dun Site Number National Grid Reference 1854 East 7036 North Map ( 1:25000) Ordnance Survey Explorer No 358 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Excavation Details
This site has not yet been excavated but a survey was carried out on part of the wall and a stone gaming board of Early Historic date was found.

Description
This stone-walled fort is situated on a rocky hill overlooking the Abhainn Airidhcheodius. It measures about 37m by 16m and has been recently disturbed by the building of a film set and vandals. Part of the wall had been recorded as standing 2m high (nineteen courses). It varied in thickness from 1.5m to 4.5m. The interior of the fort is mainly occupied by a steep rocky area but part is relatively level and there are various ruined stone foundations (as well as a modern round house built for the film set). A second series of out works protected the lower slopes of the hill, traces of which are visible.

Access/Ownership
This site is on private land and permission should be sought.

References

• Campbell and Sandeman, 48-9, no.330
• Small, A (ed) "The Picts; a new look at old problems" 1987, 62-3

   

Check out the following sections of the website for related information

• Dunadd Fort
• Irish Homesteads

Mid-Argyll Sites and Artefacts

1. Kilmory Oib  2. Druim an Dúin  3. Duntroon  4. Dún Ardifur 1  5. Eilean Rígh 1  6. Dún Chonaillach  7. Loch Awe Crannogs  8. Torran Hoard  9. Dún na Nighinne 10. Kilmartin Parish Church 11. Temple Wood Stone Circles 12. Ogham stone, Poltalloch 13. Barnakil Cross 14. Kilbride Chapel 15. Kilbride Crosses 16. Dunadd Fort 17. In Nomine disk 18. Brooch Moulds 19. Dunadd cross-marked quern 20. Loch Glashan Crannog 21. Glebe Cairn

22. Nether Largie North 23. Nether Largie Mid 24. Nether Largie South 25. Ri Cruin 26. Nether Largie 27. Ballymeanoch - Stones 28. Ballymeanoch - Henge 29. Ballymeanoch - Cairn 30. Dunchragaig 31. Baluachraig 32. Carnassarie Castle 33. BallymeanocH - Barrow 34. Dun Mac Samhainn 35. Glenmoine, Upper Largie 36. Creag a' Mhadaidh 37. Carnassarie - Round Cairn 38. Carnasserie - Standing Stones 39. Carnasserie - Cist 40. Carnasserie Cottage 41. Upper Largie - Cist 42. Upper Largie - Rock Carvings

43. Nether Largie 44. Poltalloch - Cist 45. Poltalloch - cists 46. Bruach an Druimein 47. Dunchraigaig - Dun 48. Poltalloch - Round Cairn 49. Rownfield - Cist 50. Ballymeanoch - Cist 51. Poltalloch - Cists 52. Ballymeanoch - Dun 53. Dunadd - Standing Stones 54. Dunadd - Standing Stone 55. Baile Mor - Dun 56. Anaskeog - Rock Carvings 57. Bariole 58. Rhudil - Round Cairn 1 59. Rhudil - Round Cairn 2 60. Kilmartin Castle 61. Slockavullin 62. Rowanfield - Standing Stone 63. Poltalloch - Cremation

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