MHG5103 - Fort - Creag Nam Meann
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG45NW 1 4021 5552.
(NG 4021 5552) On Creag nam Meann are the remains of a stone-walled fort. An irregular oval on plan orientated almost N-S and measuring 170ft in length and 82ft in breadth at its widest part. It has been defended by a stone wall practically obliterated on the W flank and appearing as a tumbled mass of stone 2ft high on the opposite side. This wall diverges from the regular line at places following the cliff edge projections. Both ends have been defended by an outer wall. The entrance is from the SE corner of the ridge and between the inner and outer defence is walled on both sides. Immediately within the outer defence, to the left, is a hut circle 13ft in diameter abutting on the inside of the wall and there are traces of two impinging hut circles further W.
Within the fort are three more circular stone huts and in the SW are indications of two large curvilinear enclosures. At the N end of the enclosed area in the body of the wall which widens to 27ft are several indeterminate structures. <1>
This fort is as described by RCAHMS except that it measures c. 91.0m in length. The hut circles between the southern outer defence and the main enclosure are very indeterminate.
Visited by OS (C F W) 2 May 1961.
Note: see MHG57224, MHG57225 and MHG57226 for the hut circles.
The site was visited in April 2015 by S Wood and I Ralston as part of a general survey of forts on Skye as part of the fieldwork for the former’s PhD research: The northern part of the fort at Creag nam Mann has been quarried away. The remains of several large structures are visible in the flat interior. At least one of these structures overlies the fort rampart, suggesting a later phase of activity on the hilltop. <2>
Aspects of the site are discussed by S Wood in his PhD dissertation. <3>
This site was included in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland online database. See link below for site entry. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 200, No. 624.
- <2> SHG29957 Text/Publication/Article: Wood, S. & Ralston, I. 2015. Skye Forts: Field visit (DES 2015 Vol.16 pp.92-4). Discovery and Excavation in Scotland Vol. 16 (2015). 92-4. Paper and Digital.
- <3> SHG29958 Text/Manuscript: Wood, S.. 2017. How many hillforts are there in western Scotland?: Comparing aspects of the size, morphology and landscape position of later prehistoric enclosed sites in Kintyre, Skye and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. University of Edinburgh. Digital.
- <4> SHG27950 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Lock, G. & Ralston, I.. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. SC2712.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4021 5553 (98m by 146m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG45NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
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Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (3)
- http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/SC2712.html (Link to online Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland site entry)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11314 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
- https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/25814?show=full (Access and view S Wood's PhD dissertation on ERA)
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