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Dun Skeig is a fortified settlement of Iron Age date located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises a dun, a distinctive form of Scottish Iron Age defensive structure typically featuring stone walls of considerable thickness, alongside evidence of associated fortification. The monument represents the settlement pattern and defensive strategies characteristic of Iron Age communities in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, where such structures served as focal points for local populations. The precise chronology and extent of occupation remain subjects of ongoing archaeological investigation, though the site contributes to the broader understanding of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and territorial organization in western Scotland.
Dun Skeig,duns & fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2491. View the official record →
Dun Skeig is a fortified settlement of Iron Age date located in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2491.
Dun Skeig,duns & fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a duns & fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Skeig,duns & 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 SM2491.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clachan Churchyard, Cross, Cross Slabs & Tombstones (1.3 km), Ballinakill House,cross by entrance to drive (1.4 km), Dun Ronachain,dun 400m NE of Ronachan House (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun Skeig,duns & 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 Skeig,duns & fort stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.