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Rubha Shilldinish is a Iron Age promontory fort and homestead located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site occupies a prominent coastal position and comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Scotland, including banks and ditches that exploit the natural topography of the promontory to create enclosed settlement space. The combination of fortification elements with domestic occupation suggests a settlement of some social status during the Iron Age period, when such promontory forts served both defensive and residential functions across the Scottish Highlands and islands. The site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement strategies in the far north of Scotland.
Rubha Shilldinish,promontory fort and homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5253. View the official record →
Rubha Shilldinish is a Iron Age promontory fort and homestead located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5253.
Rubha Shilldinish,promontory fort and homestead dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a promontory fort and homestead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Rubha Shilldinish,promontory fort and homestead 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 SM5253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arnish Point,gun emplacements (2.3 km), Loch Arnish,dun (3.2 km), St Columba's Church, Aiginis, Uidh (3.4 km).
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