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Wallstale Dun is an Iron Age dun situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2110. The monument represents a form of defensible settlement characteristic of the Iron Age in Scotland, typically comprising a small fortified homestead with stone or timber walls.
The dun is constructed upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous epoch. This geology would have provided stone suitable for construction of the defensive walls, whilst the underlying solid bedrock offered a stable foundation for a settlement of this type.
As an Iron Age dun, Wallstale exemplifies the settlement patterns of the region during the first millennium before the Common Era, when such fortified dwellings served as secure bases for pastoral and agricultural communities. The protective status afforded to the site recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement and land use in central Scotland.
Wallstale,dun is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2110. View the official record →
Wallstale Dun is an Iron Age dun situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2110.
Wallstale,dun dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wallstale,dun 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 SM2110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Common Hill,homestead (4.9 km), Sauchinford Cottages, palisaded enclosure 100m ENE of (5.9 km), Sauchinford Cottages,ring ditch 300m SSE of (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wallstale,dun's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Wallstale,dun stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.