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Dun Thrudernish is a fort located on Trudernish Point on the island of Islay in Argyllshire. The site dates to the Iron Age and represents the defensive settlement patterns characteristic of that period in the Scottish islands. The fort's position on the headland would have afforded strategic views over the surrounding maritime approaches, reflecting the importance of coastal settlement and control during the Iron Age. Like other contemporary fortified sites in the Hebrides, Dun Thrudernish demonstrates the settlement hierarchy and territorial organisation of Iron Age island communities.
Dun Thrudernish,fort,Trudernish Point,Islay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5659. View the official record →
Dun Thrudernish is a fort located on Trudernish Point on the island of Islay in Argyllshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5659.
Dun Thrudernish,fort,Trudernish Point,Islay dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,trudernish point,islay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun Thrudernish,fort,Trudernish Point,Islay 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 SM5659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cill a'Chuibein, chapel (1.4 km), Dun an Rudha Buidhe,dun,Islay (1.5 km), Kildalton Church, church, High Cross, and cross 60m NE of (2.1 km).
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