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Eilean Mor is a small island fort located within Dunstaffnage in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of an Iron Age fortified settlement, representing a significant example of prehistoric defensive architecture in the western Scottish Highlands. The fort's position on an island provided natural defensive advantages, typical of Iron Age settlement strategies in this region during the first millennium BCE. The site has been recorded and protected as a scheduled monument under the designation HES INSPIRE SM3944, reflecting its archaeological importance to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and fortification practices in Argyll.
Eilean Mor,fort,Dunstaffnage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3944. View the official record →
Eilean Mor is a small island fort located within Dunstaffnage in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3944.
Eilean Mor,fort,Dunstaffnage dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,dunstaffnage. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Eilean Mor,fort,Dunstaffnage 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 SM3944.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dalineun, chambered cairn 265m S of Dalaneas (8.1 km), Dalnaneun, cairns 240m and 275m WNW of (8.5 km), Kilmore, cairns and enclosure 345m NNE of Cleigh House (8.7 km).
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