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Dun Mor, Struanmore is an Iron Age fort situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The fort occupies a naturally elevated position built upon Palaeogene extrusive rocks, the volcanic bedrock comprising mafic lavas and tuffs formed during the Palaeogene period. This geological foundation would have provided the builder with exposed rock outcrops suitable for constructing defensive ramparts and creating a fortified settlement with commanding views across the surrounding landscape.
The fort belongs to the widespread tradition of Iron Age hillforts and duns that characterised settlement patterns across northern Scotland during the first millennium BC. Dun Mor's name derives from Gaelic, reflecting the Pictish and early Gaelic cultural context of the region. The fort's position on volcanic bedrock is characteristic of many Inverness-shire Iron Age settlements, which frequently exploited natural topography and geology to enhance their defensive capabilities.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM918, recognising its archaeological significance as an Iron Age settlement. The monument survives as a physical record of the fortified settlement patterns and land use strategies employed in the Scottish Highlands during the Iron Age, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric Highland society and settlement hierarchy.
Dun Mor,fort,Struanmore is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM918. View the official record →
Dun Mor, Struanmore is an Iron Age fort situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM918.
Dun Mor,fort,Struanmore dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,struanmore. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Mor,fort,Struanmore 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 SM918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Beag, broch and surrounding structures, Struan, Skye (0.4 km), Dun Beag, cairn 100m SSW of, Struan (0.5 km), Knock Ullinish, souterrain (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Mor,fort,Struanmore's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Dun Mor,fort,Struanmore stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.