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Loch Baravat Dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located at North Galson in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site consists of a dun, a characteristic Scottish Iron Age defensive structure typically comprising a stone-built circular or oval broch-like tower or heavily fortified homestead. Such duns were constructed during the Iron Age and served as secure residential and defensive positions for prominent families or communities within their territories. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive architecture in the Scottish Highlands.
Loch Baravat,dun,North Galson is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5454. View the official record →
Loch Baravat Dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located at North Galson in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5454.
Loch Baravat,dun,North Galson dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun,north galson. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch Baravat,dun,North Galson 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 SM5454.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch Shiavat,dun (1.5 km), Teampull nan Cro'Naombh,chapel 410m WNW of Galson (2.9 km), Dun Borve,broch (4.6 km).
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