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Dun Canna is a Iron Age fort located in Cromartyshire in the Scottish Highlands. The site consists of a univallate or multivallate defensive structure typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Scotland, with stone or rubble construction forming its characteristic rampart system. The fort dates to the Iron Age period, representing the defensive and domestic strategies employed by the communities inhabiting the region during this era. Such fortified settlements served both practical defensive functions and as focal points for local authority and resource management within Iron Age highland societies.
Dun Canna, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2419. View the official record →
Dun Canna is a Iron Age fort located in Cromartyshire in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2419.
Dun Canna, fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Canna, fort 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 SM2419.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An Dun, dun 650m E of Drienach, Strath Canaird (5.4 km), Dun Lagaidh,fort & broch,Loch Broom (9.9 km).
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