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Doune Dun is an Iron Age defended settlement situated approximately 400 metres north-north-east of Ormsary in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a dun, a characteristically Scottish fortified circular or oval stone-built structure typical of the Iron Age period, reflecting the defensive architectural traditions of early Celtic societies in Atlantic Scotland. Such duns served as the strongholds of local elites and demonstrate the strategic importance of settlement locations during the Iron Age, when control of coastal and inland territories was essential to regional power structures. The site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns in Argyllshire, contributing to understanding of the fortified domestic architecture and social organisation of pre-Roman Scotland.
Doune,dun 400m NNE of Ormsary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3103. View the official record →
Doune Dun is an Iron Age defended settlement situated approximately 400 metres north-north-east of Ormsary in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3103.
Doune,dun 400m NNE of Ormsary dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun 400m nne of ormsary. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Doune,dun 400m NNE of Ormsary 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 SM3103.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunan Breac,dun 450m SE of Culinlongart (1.2 km), Cnoc Araich, fort N of High Machriemore (3.1 km), Keil Cave, 95m ESE of Seapoint (3.1 km).
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