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Erchless Castle is a Iron Age dun situated approximately 650 metres west-north-west of Erchless in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The structure represents a fortified settlement characteristic of the Iron Age period in the Scottish Highlands, constructed with the defensive architecture typical of duns from this era. The monument survives as an archaeological site and forms part of the significant distribution of such fortified settlements across northern Scotland, reflecting patterns of settlement and territorial control during the Iron Age. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record under the official designation HES INSPIRE SM5004.
Erchless Castle,dun 650m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5004. View the official record →
Erchless Castle is a Iron Age dun situated approximately 650 metres west-north-west of Erchless in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5004.
Erchless Castle,dun 650m WNW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Erchless Castle,dun 650m WNW of 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 SM5004.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Urchany, barrow 595m SW of (5.9 km), Dun Mor,fort (6.7 km), Achratagan, hut circle and cairnfield 790m NNE of (9.8 km).
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