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Caisteal Eoghainn a' Chinn Bhig is a crannog located in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing a form of defensive settlement constructed on an artificial or natural island within a loch. The site dates from the Iron Age through the Medieval period, demonstrating long-term occupation and adaptation across these successive epochs. As a crannog, the structure would have comprised a timber-built settlement platform, offering both strategic advantage through its water-based isolation and practical benefits for fishing communities. The survival of such sites, protected by waterlogged conditions, provides important archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and domestic life in western Scotland during the Iron Age and later medieval periods.
Caisteal Eoghainn a' Chinn Bhig, crannog is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10535. View the official record →
Caisteal Eoghainn a' Chinn Bhig is a crannog located in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing a form of defensive settlement constructed on an artificial or natural island within a loch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10535.
Caisteal Eoghainn a' Chinn Bhig, crannog dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a crannog. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Caisteal Eoghainn a' Chinn Bhig, crannog 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 SM10535.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lochbuie, standing stone 525m E of (5.4 km), Lochbuie, cairn 460m ESE of (5.6 km), Lochbuie House, stone circle and standing stones, Mull (5.7 km).
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