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Dun Flodigarry is a broch situated 100 metres north of Flodigarry Hotel in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Brochs are distinctive Iron Age stone towers, typically dating from around 100 BC to AD 100, and represent one of Scotland's most impressive prehistoric architectural achievements. This example stands on bedrock composed of Upper Jurassic mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geology that has shaped both the landscape and the building materials available to its Iron Age constructors.
The broch would originally have risen as a hollow-walled circular tower, its outer and inner walls connected by stone slabs to create a structure of considerable height and defensive strength. Such towers served as strongholds for local communities, offering protection and demonstrating the power and status of their inhabitants. The site's proximity to the Trotternish Peninsula's dramatic landscape provided strategic vantage points for surveillance of the surrounding terrain.
Dun Flodigarry is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduling reference SM8456, recognising its importance as a rare surviving example of Iron Age fortification in the region. The monument remains a testament to the sophisticated engineering knowledge and social organisation of the communities who constructed these remarkable structures nearly two thousand years ago.
Dun Flodigarry, broch 100m N of Flodigarry Hotel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8456. View the official record →
Dun Flodigarry is a broch situated 100 metres north of Flodigarry Hotel in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8456.
Dun Flodigarry, broch 100m N of Flodigarry Hotel dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 100m n of flodigarry hotel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Flodigarry, broch 100m N of Flodigarry Hotel 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 SM8456.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Druim nan Slochd, dun 250m NNW of Flodigarry Hotel (0.2 km), Dun Beag,dun,Balmeanach,Staffin (3.7 km), St Moluag's Church,Kilmaluag Bay (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Flodigarry, broch 100m N of Flodigarry Hotel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Dun Flodigarry, broch 100m N of Flodigarry Hotel stands on Upper Jurassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Jurassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.