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Caisteal Cona Bhacain is a ring fort located in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age and exemplifies the defended domestic settlements that characterised highland settlement patterns during this period. The site comprises a circular or sub-circular earthwork with a surrounding ditch, a defensive configuration typical of Iron Age fortified homesteads in Scotland. Such ring forts served as both domestic and defensive centres for local communities, reflecting the territorial organisation and social hierarchy of Iron Age highland society.
Caisteal Cona Bhacain,ring fort,Glen Lyon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2376. View the official record →
Caisteal Cona Bhacain is a ring fort located in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2376.
Caisteal Cona Bhacain,ring fort,Glen Lyon dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a ring fort,glen lyon. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Caisteal Cona Bhacain,ring fort,Glen Lyon 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 SM2376.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caisteil an Duibhe,ring fort,Glen Lyon (0.3 km), Caisteal an Deirg,ring fort,Glen Lyon (0.7 km), Caisteal Mhic Neill,ring fort,Glen Lyon (0.8 km).
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