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Castle Craig is an Iron Age fort situated south-south-west of Pairney in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises a univallate or multivallate hillfort with defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in eastern Scotland. Its position on elevated terrain reflects the strategic placement common to forts of this period, affording commanding views of the surrounding landscape. The fort represents the Iron Age occupation and defensive practices of communities in Perthshire during the centuries preceding the Roman period.
Castle Craig, fort SSW of Pairney is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4213. View the official record →
Castle Craig is an Iron Age fort situated south-south-west of Pairney in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4213.
Castle Craig, fort SSW of Pairney dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort ssw of pairney. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Craig, fort SSW of Pairney 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 SM4213.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ben Effray,fort (1.3 km), Ogle Hill,fort (1.4 km), Lochie, enclosure 350m SE of (2 km).
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