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Rubha Nam Brathairean, Dun Hasan and quern quarry is an Iron Age fortified settlement located on a promontory in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises a dun, a small stone-built defensive structure typical of Iron Age Highland settlement, together with evidence of quern stone extraction, indicating that the community engaged in both domestic production and the manufacture of rotary querns for grain processing. The defensive position and architectural form suggest occupation during the later Iron Age period, when such fortifications were common throughout the Scottish Highlands. The presence of the associated quern quarry demonstrates the economic significance of the site beyond subsistence agriculture, suggesting craft specialisation and possibly wider trade networks in prehistoric Scotland.
Rubha Nam Brathairean, Dun Hasan and quern quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13663. View the official record →
Rubha Nam Brathairean, Dun Hasan and quern quarry is an Iron Age fortified settlement located on a promontory in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13663.
Rubha Nam Brathairean, Dun Hasan and quern quarry dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun hasan and quern quarry. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Rubha Nam Brathairean, Dun Hasan and quern quarry 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 SM13663.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Dearg,fort 420m N of Valtos (2.1 km), Dun Grianan,broch on N shore of Loch Mealt (3.4 km), Upper Tote,cairn 320m S of,Tot nan Druidhean (3.9 km).
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