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Iron Age · Dun

Dun a Choin Duibh,dun

Scotland
HES SM2421
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Dun
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dun a Choin Duibh is a Iron Age dun located in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing a form of fortified residential settlement characteristic of the Atlantic Scottish coast during the Iron Age period. The monument consists of the remains of a stone-built defensive structure, typical of duns which served as strongholds for elite families or small communities in the region. Such fortifications, dating broadly to the Iron Age, were constructed using dry stone or mortared masonry and often occupied prominent defensive positions. The site contributes to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and the development of fortified architecture in western Scotland during this period.

Dun a Choin Duibh,dun is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2421. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dun a Choin Duibh,dun?

Dun a Choin Duibh is a Iron Age dun located in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing a form of fortified residential settlement characteristic of the Atlantic Scottish coast during the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2421.

What period does Dun a Choin Duibh,dun date from?

Dun a Choin Duibh,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.

Who is responsible for protecting Dun a Choin Duibh,dun?

Dun a Choin Duibh,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 SM2421.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dun a Choin Duibh,dun?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cnoc Dubh na Leitreach, cairns 150m SSW of, Achaglachgach (0.6 km), Eilean Àraich Mhòir, dun 730m NNW of Tigh na Croit (2.2 km), Leamnamuic,dun 275m NE of (4.4 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cnoc Dubh na Leitreach, cairns 150m SSW of, Achaglachgach
Cairns 150m ssw of, achaglachgach0.6 km
Eilean Àraich Mhòir, dun 730m NNW of Tigh na Croit
Iron Age · Dun 730m nnw of tigh na croit2.2 km
Leamnamuic,dun 275m NE of
Iron Age · Dun4.4 km
Escart, standing stones
Bronze Age · Standing stones5 km
Dun Skeig,duns & fort
Iron Age · Duns & fort8.3 km
Ballinakill House,cross by entrance to drive
Cross by entrance to drive8.8 km
Clachan Churchyard, Cross, Cross Slabs & Tombstones
Cross, cross slabs & tombstones9 km
Loch Ciaran, standing stone 1430m SW of Achaglass
Bronze Age · Standing stone 1430m sw of achaglass9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dun a Choin Duibh,dun

Dun a Choin Duibh,dun stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.

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