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New aerial images of Lochaber hill fort Dun Deardail

Dun Deardail was constructed on a prominent knoll on Sgorr Chalum, a hill overlooking the River Nevis in Glen Nevis. Little is known about the origins of the fort, who built it or when it was constructed.
In August last year, archaeologists began the first ever excavation at the site and that work was continued this summer.

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The fort of Dun Deardail was probably built in the first millennium BC or first millennium AD. Its first ever archaeological excavation took place in late 2015 as part of the Dun Deardail project which aims to increase our understanding of the hillfort and protect it for the future.
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