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Dun Beag is a broch or dun, an Iron Age fortified stone tower of the type commonly built in northern Scotland during the first centuries of the Common Era. The monument stands on the island of Tiree in Argyllshire and represents the strategic defensive architecture characteristic of the Atlantic seaboard during this period. Such structures served as secure residences and refuges for local élites and their communities, their robust stone construction and elevated positions offering protection against both natural hazards and hostile incursion. The site forms part of the archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns across the Hebrides, contributing to understanding of settlement hierarchy and the distribution of fortified centres during this formative period of Scottish prehistory.
Dun Beag, Dun, 220m NE of Rhum View, Vaul, Tiree is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13667. View the official record →
Dun Beag is a broch or dun, an Iron Age fortified stone tower of the type commonly built in northern Scotland during the first centuries of the Common Era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13667.
Dun Beag, Dun, 220m NE of Rhum View, Vaul, Tiree dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun, 220m ne of rhum view, vaul, tiree. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Beag, Dun, 220m NE of Rhum View, Vaul, Tiree 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 SM13667.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree (0.4 km), Kirkapol, chapel and cross-incised rocks 300m NW of Lodge Hotel, Tiree (1.9 km), Ringing Stone, cup marked boulder, Balephetrish, Tiree. (2 km).
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