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Druim nan Slochd is a dun situated 250 metres north-north-west of Flodigarry Hotel in Inverness-shire, in the northern Highlands of Scotland. The monument is an Iron Age fortified homestead, a building type common across Scotland during the later prehistoric period. The site occupies a ridge position overlooking the surrounding landscape, with bedrock composed of Palaeogene igneous intrusion, a mafic volcanic rock that provides the dark, rocky terrain characteristic of the region.
The dun exemplifies the defensive architecture of Iron Age communities, typically comprising a stone-built circular or oval dwelling surrounded by protective ramparts and walls. The exposed bedrock at Druim nan Slochd would have been strategically advantageous for construction and defence, offering natural stone resources and commanding views of the terrain below. Such fortified settlements served as both residences and focal points for local communities, offering protection during periods of social tension or conflict.
The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8457. The dun remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns in the northern Highlands, representing the ways in which communities adapted their architecture to local geography and geology whilst maintaining the defensive and domestic functions essential to survival and social organisation during this period.
Druim nan Slochd, dun 250m NNW of Flodigarry Hotel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8457. View the official record →
Druim nan Slochd is a dun situated 250 metres north-north-west of Flodigarry Hotel in Inverness-shire, in the northern Highlands of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8457.
Druim nan Slochd, dun 250m NNW of Flodigarry Hotel dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun 250m nnw of flodigarry hotel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Druim nan Slochd, dun 250m NNW of Flodigarry Hotel 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 SM8457.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Flodigarry, broch 100m N of Flodigarry Hotel (0.2 km), Dun Beag,dun,Balmeanach,Staffin (3.8 km), St Moluag's Church,Kilmaluag Bay (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Druim nan Slochd, dun 250m NNW of Flodigarry Hotel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Druim nan Slochd, dun 250m NNW of Flodigarry Hotel stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.