On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique print "A Danish Fort in the Isle of Skie."  The view of Dun Beag, an iron-age broch (an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland) located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Struan on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. 

DATE PRINTED: 1784.

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 19 x 15 cm, 7.5 x 5.75 inches (medium) plus margins with folds as issued.  

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by Eastgate . 

PROVENANCE :  Published in 'The New British Traveller; Or, A Complete Modern Universal Display Of Great-Britain And Ireland: Being A New, Complete, Accurate, And Extensive Tour Through England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Isles of ... Comprising all that is worthy of Observation in every County, Shire, &c. ...  The Whole Published Under The Immediate Inspection Of George Augustus Walpoole, Esq. Assisted ... By David Wynne Evans ... Alexander Burnett ... and ... Robert Conway ... And Others ... London: Printed For Alex. Hogg, At The King's-Arms, No.16 Paternoster-Row, 1784.' It is believed that Hogg invented the names - George Augustus Walpoole, David Wynne Evans, Burnett, Robert Conway for his hack writers. Alexander Hogg , London; active 1778-1819 .

TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian paper is subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy.  The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.

POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS:  I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  Hebrides, or Western Islands, numerous islands on the W coast of Scotland, the principal of which are Skye, St. Kilda, Lewis and Harris, Uist, Cannay, Stafia, Mull, Jura, and Islay. Skye, or the Isle of Skye (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or Eilean a' Cheò), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. 

Dun Beag is an iron-age broch (an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland) located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Struan on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. Access to it is from the S as for more than half its diameter on the N side it is within 4ft of the rocky edge. The inner court is circular and the diameter is 35ft. The outside diameter is about 60ft. The doorway faces slightly S of E, just where the wall curves inwards from the edge of the plateau. The broch was visited by Thomas Pennant in 1772, and it was still a substantial structure, with a height of perhaps 4 metres. Around half of its wall height has been lost since the 18th century In the interior, 16ft of wall facing SW was found in the NE sector, and a network of drains at various levels. These seem to be of later date as nearly all the finds were at the lowest levels. Structures described by Pennant and Dr. Johnson, in 1772 or 1773, in the centre, were evidently of a later date and have disappeared. Thomas Pennant described it as ‘a beautiful Danish fort on the top of a rock, formed with the most excellent masonry.’ Pennant noted that ‘Within are the vestiges of five apartments, one in the centre, four around’ but it is not clear whether he is describing structures within the broch courtyard or the cells and passages within the walls. He goes on to describe a large rock with precipitous sides about a furlong to the north-west (the location of Dun Mor), with the ruin of a thick wall and which he had been told was designed ‘for the security of cattle’. He noted that in Gaelic these forts were called universally ‘duns’.  

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Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter Talisker (Scottish Gaelic: Talasgair) is a settlement on the Minginish peninsula in the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

• Condition: Good. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant and too noticeable unless otherwise stated.
• Unit of Sale: Single Piece
• Image Orientation: Landscape
• Size: Medium
• Material: Paper
• Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
• Framing: Unframed
• Subject: Topographical
• Type: Print
• Year of Production: 1784
• Theme: Topographical
• Production Technique: Copper Engraving
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Time Period Produced: 1750-1799

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