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Dun Nighean Righ Lochlainn is an Iron Age dun located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, situated within or adjacent to Loch an Duin and Loch Portain. The site represents a defensive settlement typical of the Iron Age period, when such fortified structures served as strongholds for local communities across the Scottish Highlands. The dun's physical remains reflect the characteristic construction methods of its era, though the precise extent of surviving structural elements and their condition would require archaeological survey to establish fully. This monument forms part of the broader archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region.
Dun Nighean Righ Lochlainn,dun,Loch an Duin,Loch Portain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5854. View the official record →
Dun Nighean Righ Lochlainn is an Iron Age dun located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, situated within or adjacent to Loch an Duin and Loch Portain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5854.
Dun Nighean Righ Lochlainn,dun,Loch an Duin,Loch Portain dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun,loch an duin,loch portain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dun Nighean Righ Lochlainn,dun,Loch an Duin,Loch Portain 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 SM5854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch na Caiginn,dun and settlement (0.4 km), Loch Gille-ghoid,cave settlement N of (1 km), Tigh Talamhant,souterrain W of Loch Hacklett (1.2 km).
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