Ardifuir: view of mural stairs. Published as Fig 6 in PSAS (1904-5), 265, taken by A Mackie.
A 54191
Description Ardifuir: view of mural stairs. Published as Fig 6 in PSAS (1904-5), 265, taken by A Mackie.
Date 1904 to 1905
Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number A 54191
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copy of J 12229 PO
Copies SC 375349
Scope and Content Dun at Ardifuir, Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute This well-preserved remains of this dun stand on the left bank of the Ardifuir Burn, next to the steading. The location is unusual in that it is overlooked by higher ground on three sides, reducing any defensive role the dun would have had. This is a view of the staircase built within the thickness of the wall. Comprising thirteen steps, it may have given access to the wall-head. Two further steps suggest that there may have been further levels above. The site was excavated by Christison in 1904 as part of a programme of research undertaken by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The finds included pottery sherds, a whorl and a bronze ring, all suggesting a 2nd-century AD date. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Accession Number 1975/12
External Reference SAS 488
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