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Loch a'Phearsain dun, located 200 metres west of the loch in Argyllshire, Scotland, is an Iron Age fortified settlement typical of the defended domestic structures built throughout northern Britain during the later pre-Roman period. The site comprises a circular stone-built dun, a form of small defended enclosure characteristic of the western Scottish Highlands and Islands, which would have served as a residence for a local elite family or community group. Such structures date broadly to the Iron Age, though precise chronological determination for individual sites often remains challenging without archaeological excavation and dating evidence. The dun's location within the landscape of Argyllshire reflects the strategic settlement patterns of Iron Age societies in this region, where fortified homesteads were distributed across productive territories.
Loch a'Phearsain,dun 200m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3793. View the official record →
Loch a'Phearsain dun, located 200 metres west of the loch in Argyllshire, Scotland, is an Iron Age fortified settlement typical of the defended domestic structures built throughout northern Britain during the later pre-Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3793.
Loch a'Phearsain,dun 200m W 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.
Loch a'Phearsain,dun 200m W 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 SM3793.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kintraw,artificial hillside platform (9.1 km), Kintraw,cairns and standing stone 200m SSE of (9.2 km), Dun Toiseach, dun 300m SE of Torran Farm (9.6 km).
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