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Dun Mor is a Iron Age fort located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock formed from the Glenfinnan Group, a Neoproterozoic sequence of metamorphic rocks comprising psammite and pelite, which provides a firm geological foundation typical of the Scottish Highlands. The fort represents a significant settlement from the Iron Age period, when such defensive structures served as centres of power and protection across northern Britain.
The site benefits from statutory protection as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM4979, recognising its archaeological importance and historical value. This designation ensures the preservation of the fort's structural remains and the archaeological context surrounding it. The Glenfinnan Group bedrock, whilst metamorphosed by ancient geological processes, has weathered over millennia and would have presented both challenges and opportunities to Iron Age builders who fortified this location.
Dun Mor contributes to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns in the Highlands, where such forts typically commanded strategic positions within their landscape. The monument's survival into the modern period, protected within the Scottish historic environment record, enables continued study of Iron Age society and defensive architecture in this region.
Dun Mor,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4979. View the official record →
Dun Mor is a Iron Age fort located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4979.
Dun Mor,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Mor,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 SM4979.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Urchany, barrow 595m SW of (1.5 km), Dun Garbhlaich,fort,Kilmorack (1.7 km), Dun a Chliabhain,fort (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Mor,fort'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 Mor,fort stands on Glenfinnan Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and pelite.