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Iron Age · Fort,colonsay

Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay

Scotland
HES SM5077
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Fort,colonsay
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dun Uragaig is a Iron Age fort situated on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises a defensive structure characteristic of the Iron Age period, occupying a strategic position within the landscape of the Inner Hebrides. The fort's construction and use reflect the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the western Scottish archipelago. As recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM5077, the monument remains an important archaeological site for understanding Iron Age settlement and fortification practices in this region.

Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5077. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay?

Dun Uragaig is a Iron Age fort situated on the island of Colonsay in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5077.

What period does Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay date from?

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

Who is responsible for protecting Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay?

Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay 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 SM5077.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Eibhinn,fort,Colonsay (3.9 km), Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay (5 km), Dun Gallain,fort,Colonsay (6.1 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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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Dun Eibhinn,fort,Colonsay
Iron Age · Fort,colonsay3.9 km
Tobar Fuar,dun 1100m NW of Machrins,Colonsay
Iron Age · Dun 1100m nw of machrins,colonsay5 km
Dun Gallain,fort,Colonsay
Iron Age · Fort,colonsay6.1 km
Dunan nan Con,dun,hut circles,enclosures & field system
Iron Age · Dun,hut circles,enclosures & field system6.4 km
Teampull a'Ghlinne,chapel,Colonsay
Medieval · Chapel,colonsay6.6 km
Dun Cholla,fort,Colonsay
Iron Age · Fort,colonsay6.7 km
Carraig Mhic a Phi,burial ground and cross 330m NNW of Balerominmore
Burial ground and cross 330m nnw of balerominmore6.8 km
Cnoc Sligeach, Shell Midden 270 m SE of Airigh Na Creige
Post-Medieval · Shell midden 270 m se of airigh na creige9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay

Dun Uragaig,fort,Colonsay stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.

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