Английская Википедия:Dun Cruinn

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox ancient site Dun Cruinn is a prehistoric site about Шаблон:Convert north-west of Portree, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is on the Skerinish Peninsula, between Loch Snizort Beag and Loch Eyre.

Description

There is a fort on a rocky knoll: it is an irregular oval, about Шаблон:Convert north-northwest to south-southeast, by Шаблон:Convert, enclosing a area of about Шаблон:Convert. The wall of the fort is now seen as a band of rubble, about Шаблон:Convert thick, best preserved in the north. It is divided about midway by a rampart and ditch.[1]

In the south of the fort are the remains of a dun (or broch), built later than the fort, diameter about Шаблон:Convert and having a maximum height of Шаблон:Convert.[1]

References

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Шаблон:Prehistoric Inner Hebrides Шаблон:Hillforts in Scotland

  1. 1,0 1,1 "Archaeology Notes"; "Field Visit (20 April 2015 – 22 April 2015)"; "Note (21 January 2015 – 18 October 2016)" from Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Contained in: Шаблон:Canmore