Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCarr's Hill fort

Carr's Hill fort

Scotland
HES SM1731
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Carr's Hill fort is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a hill fort, a common form of defensive settlement constructed during the Iron Age in Scotland. The fort's defensive characteristics, including its physical positioning and structural elements, reflect the strategic concerns of its period. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM1731, ensuring its protection as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological significance.

Carr's Hill fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1731. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carr's Hill fort?

Carr's Hill fort is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1731.

Who is responsible for protecting Carr's Hill fort?

Carr's Hill 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 SM1731.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carr's Hill fort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, 80m WSW of Seabegs Place (6 km), Antonine Wall, Milnquarter, Roman temporary camp 240m SE of (6.2 km), Antonine Wall, Seabegs Wood, rampart, ditch and Military Way (6.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Carr's Hill fort

Carr's Hill fort stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.