Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Aird

Aird, an extensive ruin supposed to be the remains of a Danish fort, on the E side of Kintyre, Argyllshire, 1 mile N of Carradale Point, and opposite Machrie Bay in Arran. It crowns a rocky promontory, and overhanging the sea, was defended by a deep wide ditch, and had an outer wall 240 feet long, 72 broad, 6 thick, and 12 high.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an extensive ruin supposed to be the remains of a Danish fort"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Argyll ScoCnty

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