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Barsalloch Fort is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. The site comprises a substantial univallate or bivallate earthwork enclosure positioned on high ground, characteristic of Iron Age hill forts in the region. Occupation and construction likely date to the Iron Age period, though the precise dating remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The fort represents an important example of the defended settlement patterns adopted by prehistoric communities in Galloway during the later pre-Roman Iron Age.
Barsalloch Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90030. View the official record →
Barsalloch Fort is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90030.
Barsalloch Fort 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 SM90030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Wren's Egg, two standing stones 18m ENE and two standing stones 406m SSE of (1.5 km), Kirkmaiden,church & burial ground (2.2 km), Myrton Castle,tower,Monreith Park (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Barsalloch Fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Barsalloch Fort stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.