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Ardanstur Fort is a Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 700 metres south of Ardanstur in Argyllshire, Scotland. The fort comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices in western Scotland, with structural elements that reflect the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed during the later prehistoric period. The site is recorded within the national heritage dataset under the Historic Environment Scotland reference SM3792, indicating its significance within the archaeological record of the region. Such forts in Argyllshire typically date to the Iron Age period and represent important evidence of social organisation, territorial control, and settlement distribution during the prehistoric transition to the historic period in Scotland.
Ardanstur,fort 700m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3792. View the official record →
Ardanstur Fort is a Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 700 metres south of Ardanstur in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3792.
Ardanstur,fort 700m S of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ardanstur,fort 700m S of 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 SM3792.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arduaine, dun 65m NW of The Old Cottage (3.6 km), Barbreck's Well,640m W of Barbreck House (6.9 km), Kintraw,artificial hillside platform (8.1 km).
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