8 Dun Mor Vaul Revisited: Fact and Theory in the Reappraisal of the Scottish Atlantic Iron Age

MacKie, Euan W.

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“…The limited data about the chronology of duns in Argyll is matched by that of associated monuments. The radiocarbon dates from Dùn Mór Vaul broch on Tiree have been a subject of much debate (MacKie 1974(MacKie , 1997Armit 1991) and are unlikely to be resolved in light of the size of their standard deviations (Ashmore 1997). Three forts have produced dates from across the 1st millennium BC -Eilean an Duin (Nieke & Boyd 1987), Balloch Hill (Peltenburg 1982) and Dunadd (Lane & Campbell 2000), the latter becoming a royal centre in the mid-1st millennium aD.…”

Section: Duns In Argyllmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dun Fhinn, Islay

Regan¹,

Maričević²,

Barnett³

et al. 2022

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Duns are a problematic class of monuments for Argyll. They encompass an ill-defined and diverse range of structures, with limited evidence for their chronology and functions within late prehistoric and early historic society, settlement and economy. The Isle of Islay has a notably high concentration of duns, especially in its south-east region. We describe a small-scale excavation at one of these, Dun Fhinn, designed to establish the date of its construction and that of a circular internal structure, the latter proposed by the RCAHMS as a later addition. These are shown to have functioned at the same time in the later half of the 1st millennium bc, the roundhouse likely being an integral part of the original construction. Finds were limited to a few utilised stones, fragments of burnt clay and the rim of a wooden bowl, while the charcoal assemblage provides insights into the surrounding landscape and its exploitation for fuel. We consider the significance of Dun Fhinn for development of an Iron Age chronology for Argyll. Canmore ID 38091

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Section: Duns In Argyllmentioning

confidence: 99%