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Eilean Dubh Dun Scor is a Iron Age dun situated on an island in Loch Caravat in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument consists of a defensive structure typical of the Iron Age period, constructed to exploit the natural protection afforded by its island location within the loch. Such duns served as fortified residences for local elites during the Iron Age, functioning as centres of power and control within their territories. The site's positioning on an island would have provided substantial defensive advantages against both raiding and terrestrial threats during this period.
Eilean Dubh Dun Scor,dun,Loch Caravat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5240. View the official record →
Eilean Dubh Dun Scor is a Iron Age dun situated on an island in Loch Caravat in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5240.
Eilean Dubh Dun Scor,dun,Loch Caravat dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun,loch caravat. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Eilean Dubh Dun Scor,dun,Loch Caravat 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 SM5240.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craonaval,chambered cairn 800m E of (0.5 km), Beinn na Coille, dun 400m W of, North Uist (0.7 km), Dun Ban,dun,Loch Caravat (1.1 km).
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