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Dun Eibhinn is a Iron Age fort located on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a fortified enclosure situated on elevated terrain, characteristic of Iron Age defensive settlements in the Inner Hebrides. Its construction and occupation date to the Iron Age period, when such duns served as strongholds for local communities and their livestock. The fort represents an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish islands, demonstrating the strategic use of naturally defensible positions during this formative period of Scottish prehistory.
Dun Eibhinn,fort,Colonsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5973. View the official record →
Dun Eibhinn 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 SM5973.
Dun Eibhinn,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 Eibhinn,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 SM5973.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay (2.5 km), Dunan nan Con,dun,hut circles,enclosures & field system (2.5 km), Teampull a'Ghlinne,chapel,Colonsay (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Eibhinn,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 Eibhinn,fort,Colonsay stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.