SCOTTISH PLACE-NAME SOCIETY
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Dunadd.
Occupied from the Iron Age till at least the 9th century, and
significant as a local power base and a place for resolving
disputes as late as the 16th century, Dunadd is thought to have
been a place of inauguration for kings of Dál Riata, in rituals
where a carved boar and footprint may have played their parts.This view is to the north-north-east, with peaks of Cruachan in line of sight beyond the lump of rock. A visit to Dunadd can be combined with one to nearby Kilmartin, with its much older archaeology and sacred landscape. |
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Peter McNiven: Gaelic place-names and medieval Menteith
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