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Murrayshall Farm dun is an Iron Age defensive settlement situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland, approximately 200 metres south-east of Murrayshall Farm itself. Duns were small, fortified homesteads characteristic of Iron Age communities in Scotland, typically comprising a single dwelling enclosed within a substantial stone rampart. These structures served both domestic and defensive purposes, providing secure settlements for families and their livestock during a period of considerable social complexity in prehistoric Britain.
The dun occupies a landscape underlain by Dinantian extrusive rocks, a mafic volcanic sequence deposited during the Mississippian period. The bedrock comprises mafic lavas and tuffs, which would have influenced both the constructional materials available to the Iron Age builders and the drainage characteristics of the site. Such volcanic geology is characteristic of central Scotland and provides a distinctive local setting for this monument.
The dun is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7016, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and building practices in the Stirling region. Like other Scottish duns, this site contributes to understanding how Iron Age communities organised their domestic and defensive architecture in response to their specific environmental and social circumstances.
Murrayshall Farm, dun 200m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7016. View the official record →
Murrayshall Farm dun is an Iron Age defensive settlement situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland, approximately 200 metres south-east of Murrayshall Farm itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7016.
Murrayshall Farm, dun 200m SE 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.
Murrayshall Farm, dun 200m SE 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 SM7016.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wester Craigend, dun 300m W of (0.3 km), Wallstale,dun (0.8 km), Sauchie Craig,fort,North Third Reservoir (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Murrayshall Farm, dun 200m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Murrayshall Farm, dun 200m SE of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.