What is recorded here

Castle Spynie is a prehistoric stone fort perched on a rocky knoll above the Beauly Firth, its thick walls and outer ditches built to control the only approaches across the slope. Whether it was a hollow-walled broch or a solid dun still argues in the stones, but the result is the same: a small, defiant place made hard to enter. People may have watched the water, kept herds, or simply refused passage to strangers, turning a rocky hill into a boundary they could defend.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Spynie as Broch (iron Age)(possible), Dun (prehistoric)(possible), Outworks (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Castle Spynie is a possible Iron Age broch or prehistoric dun located in Easter Ross, Scotland, and is thought to have been built between 500 BC and 500 AD. It is remembered as one of the largest and best-preserved brochs in northern Scotland, highlighting the region's rich prehistoric heritage.

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