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Dun Mhuirich is a Iron Age fort located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises a hilltop stronghold with evidence of substantial defensive architecture characteristic of the later Iron Age period. The fort's strategic position reflects the settlement patterns and territorial control strategies typical of Argyll during this era, when such fortified sites served important administrative and defensive functions for local populations. Archaeological investigation has contributed to understanding the late prehistoric settlement hierarchy and fortification practices in the western Scottish Highlands during the centuries preceding the Roman period.
Dun Mhuirich,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM238. View the official record →
Dun Mhuirich is a Iron Age fort located in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM238.
Dun Mhuirich,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Mhuirich,fort 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 SM238.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Daltot,cross incised stone & burial ground 760m SSW of (2.6 km), Rubha Cladh Eoin, fort, Knapdale (4.1 km), Keills Cross, cross and church 200m ENE of Keillmore (5 km).
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