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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [Dùnan Garbh-shròine] | Dùn an Garbh Sroine (Fort) Dùn an Garbh Sroine (Fort) Dùn an Garbh Sroine (Fort) "Dùnan Garbh-Shròine " or Dunan Garbh-shròine |
D. McNicol Garraron John Campbell Lergychoine John Crawford Asknish Appd. Ortho: [Approved Orthography |
130 | The remains of an ancient Danish Fort in a very good state of preservation, It stands on the top of a precipice near the sea shore, & on the farm of Garraron, The walls which are nearly entire measure from 8 to 10 ft. [feet] in thickness. It's oblong in form & measures 400 Links by 150. "A stronghold of great magnitude & more importance stood near the north-western boundary of the parish. It was built on a rocky elevation near the shore, the side next the sea being precipitous. Its walls are tolerably entire, and are 10 feet thick, are erected nearly in the form of an oblong square and enclose a space of 260 by 90 feet, The part of the wall still standing is, in height where highest, 6 feet. Within was a well of 9 by 6 feet wide. Having been filled with rubbish its depth cannot be ascertained." New Statistical Account |
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[Page] 193Transcriber's notes
This page had two prepopulated entries for the one feature: DUNAN GARBH-SHROINE & FORT [Dunan Garbh-shroine], only the latter format appears in the Index and the Name Book Column 1, so I have deleted the former.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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