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Bonveh Dun is a Iron Age fortified settlement located on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a dun, a characteristic form of prehistoric Scottish fort consisting of stone-built defensive structures typical of the Iron Age period. Situated approximately 510 metres north-west of Riasg Buidhe, the site represents the settlement patterns and defensive architecture employed by Iron Age communities in the Hebrides. The dun would have functioned as a defended residence or refuge for an elite household or family group during the pre-Roman Iron Age.
Bonveh,dun 510m NW of Riasg Buidhe,Colonsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5953. View the official record →
Bonveh Dun is a Iron Age fortified settlement located on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5953.
Bonveh,dun 510m NW of Riasg Buidhe,Colonsay dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun 510m nw of riasg buidhe,colonsay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bonveh,dun 510m NW of Riasg Buidhe,Colonsay 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 SM5953.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunan nan Con,dun,hut circles,enclosures & field system (4.7 km), Carraig Mhic a Phi,burial ground and cross 330m NNW of Balerominmore (4.8 km), Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay (4.9 km).
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