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Corragan Mor is a Iron Age fort located on the island of Eigg in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises a substantial defensive structure characteristic of the Iron Age occupation of the Hebridean islands, reflecting the strategic importance of maritime settlement during this period. The fort's construction and layout demonstrate the defensive priorities of its inhabitants, though detailed excavation records specific to this monument remain limited in the published scholarly record. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM10999, Corragan Mor represents an important surviving example of Iron Age fortified settlement in the Inner Hebrides.
Corragan Mor, fort, Eigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10999. View the official record →
Corragan Mor is a Iron Age fort located on the island of Eigg in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10999.
Corragan Mor, fort, Eigg dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort, eigg. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Corragan Mor, fort, Eigg 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 SM10999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allt Bidein an Tighearna, shielings and enclosures, Eigg (1.1 km), Cnoc Smeordail, hut circles and enclosures, Eigg (1.6 km), Cuig Peighinnean, township & field system N of Howlin, Eigg (1.9 km).
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