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Black Hill Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement situated approximately 650 metres north-west of Craighead in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The fort comprises a univallate hillfort with a single defensive rampart enclosing the summit of the hill, a characteristic form of Iron Age defensive architecture in the region. The site occupies a strategically commanding position in the landscape typical of hillforts constructed during the later prehistoric period in Scotland. Such fortifications represent significant centres of population, economic activity, or territorial authority during the Iron Age, though specific dating and details of occupation at Black Hill Fort remain to be fully established through archaeological investigation.
Black Hill,fort 650m NW of Craighead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2606. View the official record →
Black Hill Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement situated approximately 650 metres north-west of Craighead in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2606.
Black Hill,fort 650m NW of Craighead dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 650m nw of craighead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Black Hill,fort 650m NW of Craighead 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 SM2606.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Waterhead,platform settlement 900m N of (5.3 km), Stoneyburn,platform settlement and field system 700m WSW of (6.5 km), Stoneyburn,cairns 800m SW of (6.7 km).
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