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Tirefour Castle

Iron Age broch on Lismore, Scotland

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Tirefour Castle, (or Tirefour Broch, also spelled Tirfuir and Tirrefour) is an Iron Age broch located 4 kilometres north of Achnacroish on the island of Lismore, Scotland.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Norse pins and rivets

11th–12th century

8th-century decorative pin

8th century

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Defensive Structures

TowersDefensive Walls
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Miscellaneous Features

Underground Tunnels
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Houses
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

56.53° N, -5.47° E