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Burrow Head, forts W of is a Iron Age fort complex located in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. The fortifications occupy a naturally defended promontory position and represent defensive settlement activity during the Iron Age period. The site comprises multiple fort structures arranged to exploit the topographical advantages of the headland, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. These monuments form part of the broader archaeological evidence for Iron Age occupation and territorial control in the southwest of Scotland.
Burrow Head,forts W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1956. View the official record →
Burrow Head, forts W of is a Iron Age fort complex located in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1956.
Burrow Head,forts W of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a forts. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Burrow Head,forts W 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 SM1956.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Feather,fort,Burrow Head (0.7 km), Drummoral,fort (2.2 km), Isle Head,fort (3.1 km).
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