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Dunadd Fort

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Sue
April 4, 2014
Ancient fort where the kings of Dalriada used to proclaim their kingdoms. Short walk and easy climb gives a view over the peat bog and out to sea. Surrounded by our own River Add
Samantha
May 26, 2021
Internationally renowned as seat of power of the Gaelic kings of Dál Riata, from about AD 500 to AD 800. Dunadd is one of the few places referenced in early histories of Scotland, first mentioned in AD 683. Little remains of the old fortifications but the walk to the top of the hill gives spectacular views across the Moine Mhor or Great Moss and the winding River Add towards the sea.
Internationally renowned as seat of power of the Gaelic kings of Dál Riata, from about AD 500 to AD 800. Dunadd is one of the few places referenced in early histories of Scotland, first mentioned in AD 683. Little remains of the old fortifications but the walk to the top of the hill gives spectacul…
Jane
August 2, 2017
Coronation site of ancient kings of Scotland. Great views of the Moine Mhor (Big Moss) an ancient peat bog with protected status.
Peter & Anna
March 14, 2021
Excavations in the 1980s found the mound was used as a fort more than 2,000 years ago. But the site is internationally renowned as a royal power centre of the Gaelic kings of Dál Riata, from about AD 500 to AD 800. Dunadd is one of the few places referenced in early histories. It’s first mentioned in AD 683, by which point it was already a major power centre – potentially already the chief stronghold of Dál Riata. It may also be the spot where St Columba reportedly met a merchant from Gaul in the late 500s. A  rich prehistoric landscape survives in Kilmartin Glen, providing a tantalising insight into its prehistoric population. The surviving rock art along the glen is remarkable for the number of elaborately carved outcrops, the style of and extent of the carvings, and their close association with other prehistoric monuments.  No other place in Scotland has such a concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces, and Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments.
Excavations in the 1980s found the mound was used as a fort more than 2,000 years ago. But the site is internationally renowned as a royal power centre of the Gaelic kings of Dál Riata, from about AD 500 to AD 800. Dunadd is one of the few places referenced in early histories. It’s first mentioned i…
Willa
April 23, 2018
Where all the kings of Scotland were crowned.

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