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An Sgurr is a small Iron Age fort located on the island of Eigg in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The fort occupies a prominent defensive position characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Hebrides, though detailed archaeological investigation of the site remains limited in the published record. Like other fortified sites of its period in the region, An Sgurr would have served important functions in territorial control and settlement organisation during the Iron Age period. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's designation system as SM2373.
An Sgurr,fort,Eigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2373. View the official record →
An Sgurr is a small Iron Age fort located on the island of Eigg in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2373.
An Sgurr,fort,Eigg dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,eigg. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
An Sgurr,fort,Eigg is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch nam Ban Mora, dun, Eigg (0.8 km), Grulin Uachdrach, depopulated settlement 500m SSW of An Sgurr, Eigg (0.8 km), Garbh Bealach, fort, 1000m SW of Sandavore, Eigg (1.2 km).
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