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Castle Dounie is a Iron Age dun located in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. The site consists of a univallate fortified enclosure characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the western Highlands, with defensive stonework typical of dun construction from the first millennium BC. The monument sits within the landscape of Knapdale, an area rich in prehistoric and early historic settlement evidence. As a dun, Castle Dounie represents the fortified domestic architecture of Iron Age communities in Argyll, serving as both a defensive stronghold and residential centre for its inhabitants.
Castle Dounie, dun, Knapdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10091. View the official record →
Castle Dounie is a Iron Age dun located in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10091.
Castle Dounie, dun, Knapdale dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun, knapdale. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Dounie, dun, Knapdale 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 SM10091.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arichonan,township (2.1 km), Dun, enclosure and cairn, 200m W of Barnluasgan (2.9 km), Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale (3 km).
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