Ancient Fort of Dunad [Dunadd]

Category

Library Item

Item no

15046

Title

Ancient Fort of Dunad [Dunadd] on the top of an insulated hill which rises out of the Crinan Moss, Argyleshire

Description

An aerial plan of an ancient fort. Consists of two concentric circles, one within the other. A small area on the smaller inner circle denotes the existence of a tower. At the bottom of the page is a depiction of a standing stone, with written details regarding its height.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1815

Size

10 x 11 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Dunadd is an iron-age, and later, hillfort. Archaeological exploration has produced a number of iron-age carvings, including a footprint carved into a rock. There is also a Pictish carving of a boar, suggesting that the site was in use for a number of centuries.

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