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Garbh Bealach is a Iron Age fort located approximately one kilometre south-west of Sandavore on the Isle of Eigg in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Hebrides, reflecting the strategic importance of coastal and elevated positions during this period. The fort's construction and layout represent the defensive architectural responses of Iron Age communities to territorial control and settlement protection in the Scottish islands. The monument is recorded within the national heritage inventory and continues to provide evidence of Iron Age occupation and fortification practices in the region.
Garbh Bealach, fort, 1000m SW of Sandavore, Eigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10993. View the official record →
Garbh Bealach is a Iron Age fort located approximately one kilometre south-west of Sandavore on the Isle of Eigg in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10993.
Garbh Bealach, fort, 1000m SW of Sandavore, Eigg dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort, 1000m sw of sandavore, eigg. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Garbh Bealach, fort, 1000m SW of Sandavore, Eigg 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 SM10993.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Galmisdale, house 300m NNE of Rubh' an Tangaird, Eigg (0.8 km), An Sgurr,fort,Eigg (1.2 km), Grulin Uachdrach, depopulated settlement 500m SSW of An Sgurr, Eigg (1.6 km).
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