Fortifications
Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:
Notes about archaeological sites around Isle of Barra, Vatersay and Uist, especially relating to taigh talmhanta [earth houses], September 1872
Notes about Dun Othail, 17 October 1873
Notes about Dun Othail [Dùn Othail, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis] that it is a detached rock which overhangs the sea, is about two hundred feet high on teh sea side, has ruins on the top and is level with the land. He notes that it is 'Whilly impregnable except to guns.'
Notes and calculations on the size of Dun Bearnara, 1867
Notes and calculations on the size of Dun Bearnara [Dùn Beàrnaraigh, Beàrnaraigh/Berneray] including the length of the inside circle, inside pillar gate, outside curve, walls and doors.
Notes and story about the Lochlannaich [Vikings], 1867
Notes on Caisteal a Mhorair or Bhorain, Bagh-Ghearadh, Tolasta, 17 October 1873
Notes on Dun Buie and Dun 'ic Mhathain and accompanying story, 26 March 1872
Notes on Dun Dallabrig, 8 May 1877
Notes on Dun Dallabrig [Dù n Dalabrog, Dalabrog/Daliburgh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and that it was a large dun and was where the Catholic chapel stood.
Notes on Dun-nan-Torr, 1877
Notes on the composition of Dun-nan-Torr, Killepheadar [Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].
Notes on the island of Esaidh [Easaigh/Ensay], 13 July 1870
Place-name note for Taransay, 7 July 1870
Place-name note which reads 'An Dun above the houses in Taransaidh, Dun Chlach north of this. Aird Mhanuis (Manus) arable land.' [Dùn , Dùn Chlach, Àird Mhànais, Tarasaigh/Taransay]