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Tobar Fuar dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 1100 metres north-west of Machronish on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises a dun, a form of small stone-built fort characteristic of the Atlantic seaboard during the Iron Age, representing a significant form of domestic and defensive architecture from this period. As a designated monument within the Scottish heritage record, it reflects patterns of settlement and social organisation among the Iron Age communities of the Scottish islands, though detailed archaeological investigation of the site remains limited in the published scholarly record.
Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5970. View the official record →
Tobar Fuar dun is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 1100 metres north-west of Machronish on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5970.
Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun 1100m nw of machrins,colonsay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay 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 SM5970.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Gallain,fort,Colonsay (1.2 km), Dun Eibhinn,fort,Colonsay (2.5 km), Dunan nan Con,dun,hut circles,enclosures & field system (2.7 km).
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