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Carman Fort is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a fort situated approximately 930 metres east-south-east of Asker Farm. As a fortified structure within the archaeological landscape of the region, it represents occupation during the Iron Age period, when such defended settlements were characteristic of settlement patterns across Scotland. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and forms part of the significant corpus of prehistoric military architecture documented within Dunbartonshire.
Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM717. View the official record →
Carman Fort is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM717.
Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm 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 SM717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Finlaystone House, timber ponds 505m NE of (5.5 km), Dumbarton Castle (5.7 km), Langbank, crannog 180m ENE of Clydeview (6 km).
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