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Latitude: 57.8624 / 57°51'44"N
Longitude: -3.8053 / 3°48'19"W
OS Eastings: 292984
OS Northings: 887310
OS Grid: NH929873
Mapcode National: GBR J7ZY.7MM
Mapcode Global: WH5FW.JM5Y
Entry Name: Castle Haven,dun
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4806
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)
Location: Tarbat
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross
Traditional County: Cromartyshire
The remains of a dun with outer defences. The inner wall on the edge of the promontory encloses an area 10.0m N-S by 6.5m. The outer defences consist of two ramparts and ditches, the innermost of which continues round to the seaward side as a denuded rubble wall with an entrance on the east. The area to be scheduled measures 120m N-S by 50m E-W to include the structures described above and an area around them in which traces of activities associated with their use will survive, as detailed in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The site is of national importance because it is an interesting example of a dun with outer defences beside a natural harbour. This can lead us to a greater understanding of Iron Age settlement and defensive structures.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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