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Description |
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Rising
out of the Great Moss, Dunadd, worn down by successive ice-ages, stands
sentinel as the River Add snakes around its feet. Since prehistory,
people have been drawn by its powerful setting and have left their
marks: the footprints of the Dalriadic Kings, the carved wild boar of
the Picts, enigmatic messages in early Celtic script - subtle evidence
of comings and goings, feuds and unions. It was here the Scottish nation
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Dunadd
rises out of the flat flood plain, the undrained portion of which is
still raised bog (Moine Mhor) which can be seen by the dark vegetation
in the distance. The River Add can be seen meandering towards the sea at
Crinan. The island of Jura and Scarba can be seen on the horizon.
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Excavation Details |
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Excavations here in
1904-5, 1925 and 1980-1 showed Dunadd's central importance in 6th-8th
centuries AD with its domineering architecture and rich goods imported
from Britain and the Continent. There is evidence for metalworking and
for ecclesiastical influence. Rock carvings suggest it may have been
where early kings were inaugurated. |
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Access /
Ownership |
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This
site is managed by Historic Scotland with free access from dedicated
carpark close by. |
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Published References |
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- RCAHMS Argyll vol. 6 no. 248
- RCAHMS Argyll vol. 7 no. 281
- PSAS 38 (1903-4) p205-51
- PSAS 39 (1904-5) 292-322
- PSAS 64 (1929-30) 111-27
- PSAS 95 (1960-1) p46 no. 315-6
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