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Dun Mac Samhainn is a dun, or fortified stone structure, located in Argyllshire, Scotland, and dates to the Iron Age period. The monument consists of stone defensive architecture characteristic of the Iron Age settlement patterns found in the Scottish Highlands and islands, where such duns served as strongholds for local communities and their livestock. Like other duns of this region and period, it represents an important form of domestic and defensive settlement from the later prehistoric era. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland national records under the INSPIRE designation SM5474.
Dun Mac Samhainn,dun is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5474. View the official record →
Dun Mac Samhainn is a dun, or fortified stone structure, located in Argyllshire, Scotland, and dates to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5474.
Dun Mac Samhainn,dun dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Mac Samhainn,dun 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 SM5474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crinan Canal,Loch a' Bharain canal feeder (9.2 km), Barnluasgan, enclosure 530m NNE of (9.2 km), Cairnbaan, prehistoric rock art 230m N & 215m NNE of Cairnbaan Hotel (9.3 km).
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