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Dun Cruinn is a Iron Age fort located at Kensaleyre in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises a substantial circular or sub-circular defensive structure characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Highlands. The fort's earthwork fortifications reflect the defensive requirements and architectural conventions of its period, representing an important example of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and territorial control in the region. Such duns were typically occupied during the later Iron Age, serving as strongholds for local communities and elite families across the Hebridean and Highland landscape.
Dun Cruinn,fort,Kensaleyre is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM910. View the official record →
Dun Cruinn is a Iron Age fort located at Kensaleyre in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM910.
Dun Cruinn,fort,Kensaleyre dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,kensaleyre. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Cruinn,fort,Kensaleyre 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 SM910.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sornaichean Coir Fhinn,standing stones,Eyre (0.7 km), Eyre Manse,two cairns 490m W & WSW of (0.8 km), Kensaleyre Church,two cairns 320m & 180m SW of (0.9 km).
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