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Dun Buidhe is a broch located in Eochar, Inverness-shire, Scotland, and represents one of the characteristic Iron Age fortified settlements of the Scottish Highlands. Brochs are distinctive circular stone towers that typically date to the Iron Age, generally between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD, and Dun Buidhe exemplifies this defensive architectural tradition. The monument survives as a substantial circular structure, reflecting the typical broch design with thick dry-stone walls and an internal cellular layout. This site forms part of the wider distribution of brochs across northern Scotland, which served as high-status residences or fortified settlements within Iron Age society in the region.
Dun Buidhe,broch,Eochar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5117. View the official record →
Dun Buidhe is a broch located in Eochar, Inverness-shire, Scotland, and represents one of the characteristic Iron Age fortified settlements of the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5117.
Dun Buidhe,broch,Eochar dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch,eochar. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Buidhe,broch,Eochar 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 SM5117.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun na Buail'uachdraich,dun (0.5 km), Dun Uiselan,dun and causeway (1 km), Teampull Bhuirgh,chapel and settlement 450m SW of Borve Castle (4 km).
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