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Dun Cholla is a Iron Age fort located on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a stone-built defensive structure characteristic of the Iron Age period in the Scottish Hebrides, positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape and seaways. As part of the archaeological record of Colonsay, Dun Cholla represents the settlement patterns and fortification strategies of Iron Age communities in the western Scottish islands, reflecting the strategic importance of maritime locations during this period. The fort's physical remains, though now fragmentary, contribute to understanding of the defensive architecture and territorial organization of Iron Age populations in the Hebridean region.
Dun Cholla,fort,Colonsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5971. View the official record →
Dun Cholla is a Iron Age fort located on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5971.
Dun Cholla,fort,Colonsay dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,colonsay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Cholla,fort,Colonsay 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 SM5971.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Teampull a'Ghlinne,chapel,Colonsay (0.4 km), Dunan nan Con,dun,hut circles,enclosures & field system (0.4 km), Carraig Mhic a Phi,burial ground and cross 330m NNW of Balerominmore (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Cholla,fort,Colonsay'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 Cholla,fort,Colonsay stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.