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Latitude: 57.7376 / 57°44'15"N
Longitude: -3.9488 / 3°56'55"W
OS Eastings: 284069
OS Northings: 873653
OS Grid: NH840736
Mapcode National: GBR J8M8.FXG
Mapcode Global: WH4F8.9SV4
Entry Name: Easter Rarichie,dun 650m SW of
Scheduled Date: 15 October 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4781
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun
Location: Nigg (Highland)
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross
Traditional County: Ross-shire
A dun measuring 20m in diameter over a wall spread up to 5.0m wide. The entrance is on the east. The area to be scheduled measures 55m in diameter to include the structure described above and an area around it in which traces of activities associated with its use will survive, as detailed in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The site is of national importance for its potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric settlement. It is of particular importance because of the survival nearby of contemporary monuments, which can increase our understanding of the development and organisation of the area in the Iron Age.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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