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Latitude: 57.737 / 57°44'13"N
Longitude: -3.9443 / 3°56'39"W
OS Eastings: 284335
OS Northings: 873575
OS Grid: NH843735
Mapcode National: GBR J8M8.PXR
Mapcode Global: WH4F8.CSZM
Entry Name: Easter Rarichie,fort and dun 600m S of
Scheduled Date: 22 August 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5215
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun
Location: Nigg (Highland)
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument consists of a fort and dun. The circular dun on the summit of the hill measures 17.5m in diameter over a wall up to 3.5m wide with an entrance in the SE. The fort consists of three denuded walls and two outer ramparts with an entrance through these on the east. The area to be scheduled measures 200m E-W by 170m N-S and includes 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 for its potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric settlement. It is of particular importance for its complexity and the survival of two distinct structural types which can increase our understanding of the development of Iron Age defensive structures.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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