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Iron Age · Fort

Dun Guaidhre,fort

Scotland
HES SM3932
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Fort
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Dun Guaidhre is a Iron Age fort situated in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing a significant defensive settlement of the pre-Roman Iron Age period. The fort comprises the remains of stone fortifications characteristic of the dun type common to western Scotland during this era, constructed to command and protect local territories and communities. Its location and structural form reflect the strategic concerns and architectural practices of Iron Age populations in the Hebridean and western Scottish regions. The site remains an important archaeological record of settlement patterns and defensive architecture during the Iron Age period in Argyll.

Dun Guaidhre,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3932. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dun Guaidhre,fort?

Dun Guaidhre is a Iron Age fort situated in Argyllshire, Scotland, representing a significant defensive settlement of the pre-Roman Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3932.

What period does Dun Guaidhre,fort date from?

Dun Guaidhre,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Dun Guaidhre,fort?

Dun Guaidhre,fort 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 SM3932.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dun Guaidhre,fort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cill a'Mhanaich, church and burial ground 210m SSW of Kilmeny (0.5 km), Ballimartin,chapel 450m NW of (2.8 km), Dun Bhoraraic,dun ENE of Lossit Farm (2.9 km).

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Overview
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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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cill a'Mhanaich, church and burial ground 210m SSW of Kilmeny
Medieval · Church and burial ground 210m ssw of kilmeny0.5 km
Ballimartin,chapel 450m NW of
Medieval · Chapel2.8 km
Dun Bhoraraic,dun ENE of Lossit Farm
Iron Age · Dun ene of lossit farm2.9 km
Chapel, 225m SSW of Duisker
225m ssw of duisker3.5 km
Dun Nosebridge,fort
Iron Age · Fort5 km
Neriby Farm,barrow 400m NW of
Barrow5.1 km
Newton House,barrows and enclosures NW of,Islay
Post-Medieval · Barrows and enclosures nw of,islay5.1 km
Ballitarsin,chapel 550m SW of
Medieval · Chapel5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dun Guaidhre,fort

Dun Guaidhre,fort stands on Appin Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is marble, meta-limestone.

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