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Middleton Dun is an Iron Age dun situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 240 metres west-north-west of Middleton. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2692. Duns were small, fortified residential structures characteristic of Iron Age Scotland, typically comprising a central stone-built roundhouse surrounded by defensive walls or ramparts. They served as high-status dwellings for local elites and provided protection against raids and territorial conflicts during this period.
The dun occupies bedrock formed from the Southern Highland Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks dating to the Middle Cambrian period. The underlying geology consists of psammite and pelite—quartzose sandstone and fine-grained sedimentary rocks respectively—which would have provided suitable stone for construction. This landscape, typical of Perthshire's upland terrain, offered defensible positions with clear sightlines across surrounding valleys, making it strategically advantageous for Iron Age settlement.
The survival of Middleton Dun as a protected monument demonstrates the enduring importance of these structures within Scotland's archaeological record. Such sites illuminate the social hierarchies, building techniques and settlement patterns of Iron Age Perthshire, preserving evidence of a crucial period in Scottish prehistory spanning roughly the first millennium BC and the centuries immediately following.
Middleton,dun 240m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2692. View the official record →
Middleton Dun is an Iron Age dun situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 240 metres west-north-west of Middleton. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2692.
Middleton,dun 240m WNW of 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.
Middleton,dun 240m WNW 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 SM2692.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunvorist,dun 180m S of (4 km), Lundin Farm, standing stones 380m NW of (4.5 km), Lundin, stone circle and cup-marked stone 370m NNW of (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Middleton,dun 240m WNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Middleton,dun 240m WNW of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.