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Knock Ullinish is a souterrain of Iron Age date located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument consists of an underground stone-built passage structure typical of souterrains found throughout northern Britain, constructed during the Iron Age period. Such underground chambers are thought to have served defensive, storage, or ritualistic purposes within Iron Age settlements, though their precise function remains subject to scholarly debate. The site is registered with Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2139.
Knock Ullinish, souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2139. View the official record →
Knock Ullinish is a souterrain of Iron Age date located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2139.
Knock Ullinish, souterrain dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Knock Ullinish, souterrain 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 SM2139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Beag, cairn 100m SSW of, Struan (0.6 km), Dun Beag, broch and surrounding structures, Struan, Skye (0.6 km), Dun Mor,fort,Struanmore (0.9 km).
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