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Dun Boreraig is a Iron Age fort located in Strath, Inverness-shire. The fort sits upon bedrock of the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone formed during the Aalenian period of the Jurassic era. This solid foundation of layered sedimentary rock would have provided a stable base for the fort's construction and defences.
The site occupies a strategic position within Strath, a landscape shaped by glacial action that has left it with characteristic valleys and river systems. The fort's location reflects the Iron Age settlement patterns of the Scottish Highlands, where such fortified positions commanded important routes through difficult terrain.
Dun Boreraig is now protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM2351, recognising its significance as a survival of Iron Age defensive architecture. The fort remains an important archaeological resource for understanding the settlement hierarchy and social organisation of Iron Age northern Scotland.
Dun Boreraig,fort,Strath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2351. View the official record →
Dun Boreraig is a Iron Age fort located in Strath, Inverness-shire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2351.
Dun Boreraig,fort,Strath dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,strath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Boreraig,fort,Strath 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 SM2351.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Scaich,castle,Tokavaig (4.5 km), Cill Chriosd,church and burial ground (4.6 km), Dun Ringill,dun 800m E of Cille Mhaire (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Boreraig,fort,Strath'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.
Dun Boreraig,fort,Strath stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.