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Knock dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 1200 metres north-east of Knock. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM922. The dun occupies a position on bedrock of the Lewisian Complex, ancient gneiss formed during the Proterozoic aeon, which provides a solid foundation characteristic of the dramatic geology of the region.
The structure represents a type of small defended homestead typical of northern Scotland during the Iron Age, when such duns served both domestic and defensive purposes for farming communities. The rocky Highland landscape surrounding the site would have provided both challenges and advantages for settlement, with the substantial bedrock offering natural defensive properties and building material.
The preservation of Knock dun as a scheduled monument acknowledges its significance as an archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and Highland land use during this period. The site contributes to understanding how communities in the far north adapted to the challenging terrain and established their territories during prehistoric times.
Knock,dun 1200m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM922. View the official record →
Knock dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 1200 metres north-east of Knock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM922.
Knock,dun 1200m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Knock,dun 1200m NE 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 SM922.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caisteal Camus or Knock Castle, on site of Dun Horavaig (1.4 km), Armadale Bay, cairn 30m E of Faoilinn Cottage (7.3 km), Dùn aig Rubha Guail / Dun, Rubha Guail (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Knock,dun 1200m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Knock,dun 1200m NE of stands on Lewisian Complex, bedrock that formed in the Proterozoic. The rock here is gneiss.