Dunadd Fort
Iron Age Hillfort
Not exactly a megalithic walk but well worth a visit for the views alone and there are some stone carvings near the summit. The site is a few miles south of Kilmartin and signed from the main road. It is on top of a rock outcrop that dominates the surrounding countryside that is a flat area of one of the few remaining peat bogs in Scotland and is now a nature reserve. This is considered one of the most important Celtic sites in Scotland and was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dalraida around 500AD.
The hollow basin and footprint
There is a deep hollow basin, like a giant cupmark and the shape of a footprint (size 6) clearly visible in the flat rock outcrop just below the summit. These were thought to have been used in the inauguration ceremonies of the ancient kings.
Footprint and Ogham script
Just below and to the right of the footprint is some ancient writing in Ogham script which is made up of small upright lines. There is a boar carving believed to be of Pictish origin but we couldn’t really decide if we could see it as the lines were not as clear as the artist’s impression on the information board.
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