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Broom Hill is an Iron Age fort situated approximately 1400 metres north-west of Shaw in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site comprises a multivallate enclosure, defended by multiple concentric earthen ramparts that are characteristic of Iron Age hill fort construction in southern Scotland. The fort dates to the pre-Roman Iron Age period, representing the territorial and defensive strategy of indigenous communities in the region prior to Roman military expansion northwards. Such fortified settlements served important functions as centres of power, refuge, and control of the surrounding landscape during a formative period of Scottish settlement history.
Broom Hill,fort 1400m NW of Shaw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3350. View the official record →
Broom Hill is an Iron Age fort situated approximately 1400 metres north-west of Shaw in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3350.
Broom Hill,fort 1400m NW of Shaw dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 1400m nw of shaw. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Broom Hill,fort 1400m NW of Shaw 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 SM3350.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Firtree Hill,fort (4 km), 2 Dinwoodie Green Cottages, settlement 530m ENE of (5 km), Hencastle Rig,fort 140m NW of Old Craighouse (7.2 km).
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