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Iron Age · Dun,arran

Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran

Scotland
HES SM90306
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Dun,arran
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Torr a'Chaisteal is a dun situated on the Isle of Arran in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents a type of small, fortified residential settlement characteristic of the Scottish Highlands and Islands during this period. The site comprises the remains of a stone-built circular or sub-circular structure, typical of Iron Age dun architecture in western Scotland. Such fortified homesteads served as both domestic and defensive positions for the elite families or communities that occupied them during the Iron Age period.

Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90306. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran?

Torr a'Chaisteal is a dun situated on the Isle of Arran in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90306.

What period does Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran date from?

Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun,arran. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran?

Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran 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 SM90306.

What other scheduled monuments are near Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sliddery, chambered cairn (2.1 km), Kilpatrick,dun,enclosure,hut circles,cairn and field system 1km S of (3.4 km), Clachaig, chambered cairn (3.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Sliddery, chambered cairn
Neolithic · Chambered cairn2.1 km
Kilpatrick,dun,enclosure,hut circles,cairn and field system 1km S of
Iron Age · Dun,enclosure,hut circles,cairn and field system 1km3.4 km
Clachaig, chambered cairn
Neolithic · Chambered cairn3.5 km
Torrylin,chambered long cairn 610m SW of
Neolithic · Chambered long cairn4 km
Gargadale,settlement and field system
Post-Medieval · Settlement and field system4.7 km
Aucheleffan, stone setting 550m NW of
Stone setting5.9 km
The Doon,fort and standing stones
Bronze Age · Fort and standing stones6.9 km
Torr Righ Mor,hut circles and cultivation remains S of
Hut circles and cultivation remains7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran

Torr a'Chaisteal,dun,Arran stands on Mercia Mudstone Group, bedrock that formed in the Rhaetian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

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