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Was this the site of an ancient Highland tribal gathering?
https://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_700,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/https://www.scotsman.com/webimage/1.4660252.1515789969!/image/image.jpgThe site at Strathglass was first used around 2,400 years ago.
PIC: AOC Archaeology.
ALISON CAMPSIE
Published: 20:37 Friday 12 January 2018
Archaeologists may have uncovered the site of an ancient tribal gathering in the Highlands.
Ruins of an Iron Age dun-house have been uncovered on a hill in Comar Wood, Strathglass, which was first used around 2,400 years ago.
Evidence of four smaller buildings was found as well as remnants of an enclosure wall.
A team from AOC Archaeology has been working at the site and archaeologists believe it may have been used by an ancient leader and served as a rallying point for local tribes.
Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/was-this-the-site-of-an-ancient-highland-tribal-gathering-1-4660255