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Castle Feather is an Iron Age fort located at Burrow Head in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. The site occupies a naturally defensive promontory position and is defined by ramparts characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction in the region. Its strategic location on the Solway coast suggests a role in controlling maritime access and local trade networks during the Iron Age period. The fort represents an important example of Iron Age defensive architecture in the southwest of Scotland, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and territorial organisation in this region during the pre-Roman Iron Age.
Castle Feather,fort,Burrow Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1961. View the official record →
Castle Feather is an Iron Age fort located at Burrow Head in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1961.
Castle Feather,fort,Burrow Head dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,burrow head. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Feather,fort,Burrow Head 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 SM1961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burrow Head,forts W of (0.7 km), Drummoral,fort (2.4 km), St Ninian's Cave (3.1 km).
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