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Borenich Dun is an Iron Age dun situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 680 metres east of Borenich. The monument occupies ground underlain by Argyll Group bedrock, a Neoproterozoic formation of psammite, semipelite and pelite that characterises much of the Highland landscape in this region. These metamorphic rocks, formed hundreds of millions of years before the dun's construction, would have been quarried or gathered by Iron Age builders for the stone structures that define this class of fortified settlement.
Duns are typically small, heavily defended homesteads characteristic of Iron Age Scotland, distinguished by their thick, often rubble-filled walls and compact defensive architecture. The class reflects the settlement patterns and social organisation of northern British Iron Age communities, when such fortified domestic sites were common across the Highlands and islands.
The dun is recorded in the national monuments record and protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2498, ensuring its preservation for archaeological study and public understanding of Iron Age settlement in Perthshire.
Borenich, dun 680m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2498. View the official record →
Borenich Dun is an Iron Age dun situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 680 metres east of Borenich. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2498.
Borenich, dun 680m E of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Borenich, dun 680m E of 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 SM2498.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glassie, standing stone 960m NW of (8.5 km), Glassie, cup-and-ring-marked stone and cup-marked stones NW of (8.8 km), Glassie, cup-marked rock 720m W of (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Borenich, dun 680m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Borenich, dun 680m E of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.