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Dun Hallin is a broch situated on the Isle of Skye in Inverness-shire, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. The structure represents the characteristic architectural form of Atlantic roundhouses, with a circular defensive tower constructed of dry stone masonry typical of broch construction in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The site reflects the settlement patterns and defensive requirements of Iron Age communities in northern Scotland, where such monumental structures served as focal points for local populations. The broch remains a significant archaeological monument documenting the material culture and building traditions of the pre-Roman Iron Age in the far north of Britain.
Dun Hallin,broch,Hallin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM916. View the official record →
Dun Hallin is a broch situated on the Isle of Skye in Inverness-shire, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM916.
Dun Hallin,broch,Hallin dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch,hallin. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Hallin,broch,Hallin 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 SM916.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trumpan Church, burial ground and 'Priest's Stone', Hallin (3.7 km), Dun Borrafiach, broch, Waternish (4.9 km), Dun Gearymore, broch, buildings and rig & furrow, Skye (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Hallin,broch,Hallin'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 Hallin,broch,Hallin stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.