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Rubha Cladh Eoin is a fort located on a headland in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. The site occupies a naturally defensive peninsular position and shows evidence of defensive fortification typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in western Scotland. The fort's physical characteristics reflect the strategic importance of this coastal location in the inner Hebrides region during the prehistoric period. Such promontory forts were a common defensive settlement type during the Iron Age, exploiting natural geography to provide protection for their inhabitants.
Rubha Cladh Eoin, fort, Knapdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10343. View the official record →
Rubha Cladh Eoin is a fort located on a headland in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10343.
Rubha Cladh Eoin, fort, Knapdale dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort, knapdale. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Rubha Cladh Eoin, fort, Knapdale 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 SM10343.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Achnamara, clapper bridge, Knapdale (1.9 km), Achadh na Cille, burial ground 450m NW of Rubha nan Sgarbh (2.1 km), Daltot,cross incised stone & burial ground 760m SSW of (3 km).
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