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Cnoc Araich is a Iron Age fort located north of High Machriemore in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site consists of a hilltop fortification typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region, commanding views over the surrounding landscape. Such forts served defensive and administrative functions during the Iron Age period, reflecting the territorial organisation and social hierarchies of local communities. The monument's construction and use date to the pre-Roman Iron Age, placing it within the broader context of settlement archaeology in Atlantic Scotland during the first millennium BC.
Cnoc Araich, fort N of High Machriemore is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3648. View the official record →
Cnoc Araich is a Iron Age fort located north of High Machriemore in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3648.
Cnoc Araich, fort N of High Machriemore dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort n of high machriemore. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cnoc Araich, fort N of High Machriemore 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 SM3648.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brunerican,standing stone 225m SW of (1.9 km), Dunaverty Castle (2.2 km), Chambered cairn, 615m NE of Blasthill (2.7 km).
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