© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Eilean na Ba is a Iron Age fort situated on the island of Tiree in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site consists of a defended settlement with characteristic features typical of Iron Age fortified structures in the Scottish Hebrides. Its location on Tiree reflects the pattern of Iron Age occupation across the Western Isles, where coastal and island settlements served as centres of defensive and domestic activity. The fort represents an important example of prehistoric settlement organisation in the Atlantic zone during the first millennium BCE.
Eilean na Ba, fort, Rinn Thorbhais, Ceann a' Mhara, Tiree is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6904. View the official record →
Eilean na Ba is a Iron Age fort situated on the island of Tiree in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6904.
Eilean na Ba, fort, Rinn Thorbhais, Ceann a' Mhara, Tiree dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort, rinn thorbhais, ceann a' mhara, tiree. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Eilean na Ba, fort, Rinn Thorbhais, Ceann a' Mhara, Tiree 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 SM6904.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Patrick's Chapel, Ceann a' Mhara, Tiree (0.4 km), Balephuil Bay, kelp kilns, Tiree (0.6 km), Dun nan Gall, fort, Ceann a' Mhara, Tiree (0.8 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Eilean na Ba, fort, Rinn Thorbhais, Ceann a' Mhara, Tiree