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Dun Beag is a Iron Age dun situated on the Isle of Skye near Balmeanach in the Staffin area of Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument consists of a stone-built circular or sub-circular fortified structure characteristic of Iron Age defensive settlements in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The dun's walls, constructed from locally available stone, demonstrate the architectural traditions of Iron Age communities in northern Britain, reflecting both practical defensive requirements and social hierarchies of the period. Such duns served as enclosed homesteads or strongholds for elite families and their dependents during the Iron Age and potentially into the early medieval period.
Dun Beag,dun,Balmeanach,Staffin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3516. View the official record →
Dun Beag is a Iron Age dun situated on the Isle of Skye near Balmeanach in the Staffin area of Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3516.
Dun Beag,dun,Balmeanach,Staffin dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun,balmeanach,staffin. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Beag,dun,Balmeanach,Staffin 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 SM3516.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Ban,cairn 350m E of Staffin Lodge,Kilmuir (2.6 km), Staffin House, shell midden 1050m NNE of (3 km), Garafad,depopulated settlement,Kilmuir (3.3 km).
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