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Old Photograph Dun Nosebridge Fort Island Of Islay Scotland
Old photograph of Dun Nosebridge Iron Age Fort near Bridgend Islay, Scotland. The name's origin is probably a mixture of Scottish Gaelic and Old Norse: Dun in the former language means " fort " and knaus-borg in the latter means " fort on the crag ". The fort overlooks upper Laggan valley. The defences consist of a wall which encloses the summit, and two outer ramparts extending along the North West side and round each end of the ridge. On the South East facing slope of the ridge which extends to the North East of the fort there are the turf covered foundations of several buildings of late 18th and 19th century date. Clearances in Nosebridge and other townships in the took place between 1848 and 1853, when the sequestrated Islay estate was being administered by a receiver, James Brown of Edinburgh. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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