Dun Bhuirg Iron Age hillfort, Iona, Argyll, in use C1stBC to C3rdAD. Outcrop of Lewisian granite defended on the S & E sides by walling.

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Dun Bhuirg Iron Age hillfort, Iona, in use C1stBC to C3rdAD. Outcrop of Lewisian granite defended on the S & E sides by walling. The fort is situated on the W coast, at the N end of the Bay at the Back of the Island, overlooking the fertile agricultural land of the machair (pasture over lime-rich sand & shells). View looking N from Port Ban.

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Size: 3755px × 4961px
Location: Dun Bhuirg Hillfort, Port Ban, Iona, Argyll, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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