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Loch Arnish Dun is a Iron Age fortified settlement located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a dun, a type of small defended homestead characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Scotland. The monument represents the domestic and defensive architecture typical of the first millennium BC in the Highlands, reflecting the social organisation and settlement strategies of Iron Age communities in this region. Such duns typically served as residences for elite families or small kinship groups, combining habitation with protective fortification.
Loch Arnish,dun is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5397. View the official record →
Loch Arnish Dun is a Iron Age fortified settlement located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5397.
Loch Arnish,dun 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.
Loch Arnish,dun 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 SM5397.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arnish Point,gun emplacements (0.9 km), Cnoc na Croich, chambered cairn (2.2 km), Rubha Shilldinish,promontory fort and homestead (3.2 km).
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