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Port nam Marbh,dun west of Drumalea

A Scheduled Monument in South Kintyre, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.4822 / 55°28'55"N

Longitude: -5.7126 / 5°42'45"W

OS Eastings: 165515

OS Northings: 627198

OS Grid: NR655271

Mapcode National: GBR DG86.XTQ

Mapcode Global: WH0LX.6GYM

Entry Name: Port nam Marbh,dun W of Drumalea

Scheduled Date: 6 July 1973

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3272

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun

Location: Killean and Kilchenzie

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: South Kintyre

Traditional County: Argyllshire

Description

West part circa. 1820/30, 2-storey 3-window coursed

whinstone with sandstone dressings and quoin angles-piended

roof, platformed with two groups of 3 diamond plan chimneys.

Porch with R-doric column angles. S.E. addition (all

sandstone) later to make symmetrical 6-window front with

centre 2 slightly recessed. Glazing altered.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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