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Diamond Cottage is a defended promontory located north of Diamond Cottage in Orkney, Scotland. The site comprises a prehistoric fortified settlement positioned on a natural promontory that would have provided defensive advantages through its elevated position and natural topography. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents the type of coastal defended settlement that characterised Orkney during this era, when such locations offered protection and control over maritime approaches. The physical remains consist of the earthwork defences associated with the promontory fortification, typical of Iron Age settlement strategies in northern Scotland.
Diamond Cottage,defended promontory N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5871. View the official record →
Diamond Cottage is a defended promontory located north of Diamond Cottage in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5871.
Diamond Cottage,defended promontory N of 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 SM5871.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ness Battery, coast defence battery, Stromness (5.1 km), Ness Battery, gun emplacements 300m SSE of, Stromness (5.2 km), Upper Sower, coastal battery N of, Clestrain (5.8 km).
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