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Latitude: 56.5984 / 56°35'54"N
Longitude: -6.5908 / 6°35'26"W
OS Eastings: 118331
OS Northings: 754602
OS Grid: NM183546
Mapcode National: GBR BC38.PY9
Mapcode Global: WGX9N.QDQX
Entry Name: Dun an Achaidh,fort,Acha
Scheduled Date: 6 October 1970
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM2979
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)
Location: Coll
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban South and the Isles
Traditional County: Argyllshire
James Gillespie Graham, 1817-30. Curved terrace of 2-storey and basement 3-bay houses in mirrored pairs. Droved sandstone ashlar with polished dressings; random rubble to rear (end elevation to N harled). Dividing bands between basement and ground and between ground and 1st floor; cill courses at ground and 1st floor; eaves cornice. Access to principal entrances by arched stair platts over-sailing basement areas.
NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: regularly fenestrated (some alterations to basement fenestration). Timber panelled doors with fanlights, many decorative (eg umbrella and sunburst, border-glazed, ovals and circles). Mansard roof (and 'salve' carved over door) at No20.
Almost entirely 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slates. Stone skews; coped ashlar stacks (on ridges and wallheads to rear) with circular cans.
RAILINGS: cast-iron handrails to stairs and spear-headed railings to street.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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