Dun Bhruichlinn is an

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...

fort south of Esknish, Islay,

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. The fort, or

dun A dun is an ancient or medieval fort. In Ireland and Britain it is mainly a kind of hillfort and also a kind of Atlantic roundhouse. Etymology The term comes from Irish ''dún'' or Scottish Gaelic ''dùn'' (meaning "fort"), and is cognat ...

is circular with an internal diameter of 16 metres and the walls stand to a maximum height of 0.5 metres. It stands among trees on a low ridge.

References

RCAHMS Canmore - Site - Dun Bhruichlinn
Islay Iron Age sites in Scotland {{Argyll-geo-stub