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Loch na Caiginn dun and settlement is an Iron Age fortified enclosure located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises a dun, a characteristically Scottish stone-built defensive structure, together with associated settlement evidence reflecting habitation during the Iron Age period. Such duns served as strongholds for local populations and typically combined domestic and defensive functions within their fortified perimeters. The archaeological record at this location documents occupation patterns and settlement organisation characteristic of Iron Age communities in the Scottish Highlands.
Loch na Caiginn,dun and settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5855. View the official record →
Loch na Caiginn dun and settlement is an Iron Age fortified enclosure located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5855.
Loch na Caiginn,dun and settlement dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun and settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch na Caiginn,dun and settlement 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 SM5855.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Nighean Righ Lochlainn,dun,Loch an Duin,Loch Portain (0.4 km), Tigh Talamhant,souterrain W of Loch Hacklett (0.8 km), Loch Gille-ghoid,cave settlement N of (0.8 km).
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