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Abercorn fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 450 metres south-west of West Lodge in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. The fort comprises a substantial defensive earthwork characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in central Scotland, featuring defensive ramparts and associated ditches typical of the period. Its position within the Linlithgow landscape reflects the strategic importance of the area during the Iron Age, when such fortified sites served as centres of power, trade, and defence for local communities. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database under designation SM6185.
Abercorn,fort 450m SW of West Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6185. View the official record →
Abercorn fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 450 metres south-west of West Lodge in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6185.
Abercorn,fort 450m SW of West Lodge dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 450m sw of west lodge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Abercorn,fort 450m SW of West Lodge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6185.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auldcathie Church (2.4 km), Faucheldean,shale bing,Winchburgh (4.3 km), Union Canal, River Almond to River Avon (4.4 km).
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