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Dun Davie is a vitrified Iron Age fort located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site consists of a fortified enclosure whose defensive walls were subjected to intense heat, causing the stone to fuse into vitrified material, a characteristic feature of certain northern British Iron Age fortifications. The vitrification process, whether deliberate or resulting from siege warfare, renders the fort's chronology difficult to establish precisely, though it is broadly attributed to the Iron Age period. Its location in the Highlands reflects the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in northern Scotland.
Dun Davie,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3301. View the official record →
Dun Davie is a vitrified Iron Age fort located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3301.
Dun Davie,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 Davie,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 SM3301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craggie Cottage, settlement cairns and field system 600m SW of (1.6 km), Mid Craggie, cairn 90m E of (1.8 km), Mid Lairgs, bridge and military road 200m SSE of (3.3 km).
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