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West Town is a Bronze Age settlement comprising five hut circles located approximately 480 metres west-southwest of West Town in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The hut circles represent domestic structures typical of the later prehistoric period, when such circular dwelling places formed the basis of highland settlement patterns. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM11813 and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age occupation and land use in the northern Highlands. The preservation of multiple hut circles at this location indicates a concentrated area of habitation, suggesting a period of more substantial settlement activity during prehistory.
West Town, five hut circles 480m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11813. View the official record →
West Town is a Bronze Age settlement comprising five hut circles located approximately 480 metres west-southwest of West Town in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11813.
West Town, five hut circles 480m WSW of 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 SM11813.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ruthven, crannog 610m NNE of (5.3 km), Tom Buidhe, enclosure 480m NNE of Ruthven (5.4 km), Dhuallow, cairn 195m E of (6.6 km).
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