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Black Castle Dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Glen Fincastle, Perthshire. The monument consists of a dun, a characteristically Scottish form of small stone-built fort typical of the Iron Age period, constructed with dry-stone walls forming a defensive enclosure. The site represents the settlement patterns of Iron Age communities in the Highlands, where such structures served as secure strongholds for local populations. The dun's location in Glen Fincastle places it within a landscape of considerable archaeological significance in central Perthshire, reflecting the strategic importance of the valley during the protohistoric period.
Black Castle,dun,Glen Fincastle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2348. View the official record →
Black Castle Dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Glen Fincastle, Perthshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2348.
Black Castle,dun,Glen Fincastle dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun,glen fincastle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Black Castle,dun,Glen Fincastle 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 SM2348.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balenduin, cairn 80m SE of (7.8 km), Findynate,homestead 450m SW of (8.3 km), Middleton of Derculich, chambered cairn 70m SE of (8.3 km).
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