Scheduled Monuments›Scotland›Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree
Iron Age · Broch, 280m nw of dun mor, vaul, tiree

Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree

Scotland
HES SM13665
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Broch, 280m nw of dun mor, vaul, tiree
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dun Mor is a Iron Age broch situated on the island of Tiree in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument dates to the Iron Age period and represents one of the distinctive fortified circular stone towers characteristic of prehistoric Scotland. Brochs such as this example served defensive and possibly residential functions for local populations during this prehistoric era. The site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and architectural practices in the Scottish Hebrides.

Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13665. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree?

Dun Mor is a Iron Age broch situated on the island of Tiree in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13665.

What period does Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree date from?

Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch, 280m nw of dun mor, vaul, tiree. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree?

Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree 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 SM13665.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Beag, Dun, 220m NE of Rhum View, Vaul, Tiree (0.4 km), Ringing Stone, cup marked boulder, Balephetrish, Tiree. (1.6 km), Kirkapol, chapel and cross-incised rocks 300m NW of Lodge Hotel, Tiree (1.9 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

Dun Beag, Dun, 220m NE of Rhum View, Vaul, Tiree
Iron Age · Dun, 220m ne of rhum view, vaul, tiree0.4 km
Ringing Stone, cup marked boulder, Balephetrish, Tiree.
Cup marked boulder, balephetrish, tiree.1.6 km
Kirkapol, chapel and cross-incised rocks 300m NW of Lodge Hotel, Tiree
Medieval · Chapel and cross-incised rocks 300m nw of lodge hotel, tiree1.9 km
Kirkapol, church 200m NW of Lodge Hotel, Tiree
Medieval · Church 200m nw of lodge hotel, tiree2 km
Balephetrish, limestone quarry 400m SE of, Tiree
Limestone quarry 400m se of, tiree3.4 km
Balephetrish, marble quarry 80m SE of, Tiree
Marble quarry 80m se of, tiree3.4 km
Dun Mor a' Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree
Iron Age · Broch and cup-marked rock, millton, tiree4.4 km
Cill Fhinnein, chapel, Kenovay, Tiree
Medieval · Chapel, kenovay, tiree5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree

Dun Mor, broch, 280m NW of Dun Mor, Vaul, Tiree stands on Lewisian Complex, bedrock that formed in the Proterozoic. The rock here is gneiss.

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