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Loch Langavat dun is an Iron Age fortified structure located on the Isle of South Harris in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site represents the defensive settlement tradition characteristic of the Scottish Hebrides during the Iron Age period, when such duns served as strongholds for local communities. The monument is situated near Loch Langavat, and its construction reflects the architectural practices and social hierarchies of Iron Age Hebridean society. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM5329, the site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and fortification strategies in the Western Isles.
Loch Langavat,dun,South Harris is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5329. View the official record →
Loch Langavat dun is an Iron Age fortified structure located on the Isle of South Harris in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5329.
Loch Langavat,dun,South Harris dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun,south harris. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch Langavat,dun,South Harris 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 SM5329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Borve,broch,cup marked stone & shielings,North Harris (2.6 km), Borvemore,standing stone and site of stone circle,Scarista (3.2 km), Borve Lodge,chambered cairn 400m W of (3.6 km).
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