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Dun Feorlig is a broch situated 230 metres north-north-east of Feorlig Farm in Inverness-shire. This Iron Age stone tower represents one of Scotland's most distinctive prehistoric monuments, built by communities occupying the far north during the first centuries BC and AD. The broch stands upon bedrock of Palaeocene basalt, part of the volcanic plateau that characterises much of the region's geology and would have provided substantial building stone for its construction.
Brochs are circular, hollow-walled fortified structures unique to Iron Age Scotland, typically standing 12 to 15 metres high with walls between 3 and 6 metres thick. Their precise purpose remains debated amongst archaeologists, though they likely served as defended residences or communal strongholds for elite families or extended kin groups. The thick stone walls contained a staircase within them, allowing access to internal galleries and an upper platform.
Dun Feorlig is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3494, recognising its significance to our understanding of Iron Age settlement in the Highlands. Though now ruined, such monuments offer invaluable evidence of the architectural sophistication and organisational capability of Iron Age northern communities, demonstrating the importance of this landscape to people inhabiting it over two thousand years ago.
Dun Feorlig,broch 230m NNE of Feorlig Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3494. View the official record →
Dun Feorlig is a broch situated 230 metres north-north-east of Feorlig Farm in Inverness-shire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3494.
Dun Feorlig,broch 230m NNE of Feorlig Farm dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 230m nne of feorlig farm. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Feorlig,broch 230m NNE of Feorlig Farm 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 SM3494.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abhainn Bhaile Mheadhonaich, broch and standing stone 145m SE of An Cairidh (1 km), Ardmore,chapel & burial ground 230m SW of (2.2 km), Dun Neill,dun 420m SW of Ardmore (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Feorlig,broch 230m NNE of Feorlig Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Dun Feorlig,broch 230m NNE of Feorlig Farm stands on Palaeocene basalt, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is basalt group.