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Castlehill fort at Compstonend is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Kirkcudbrightshire in southwestern Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a hillfort with defensive characteristics typical of the Iron Age period, constructed to provide strategic control and protection for its inhabitants. Its position within Kirkcudbrightshire places it within a region that saw considerable Iron Age settlement and fortification activity. The fort represents an important example of prehistoric defensive architecture in this part of Scotland, though detailed excavation records for this specific site remain limited in the published archaeological literature.
Castlehill,fort,Compstonend is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1061. View the official record →
Castlehill fort at Compstonend is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Kirkcudbrightshire in southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1061.
Castlehill,fort,Compstonend dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,compstonend. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castlehill,fort,Compstonend 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 SM1061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grange, cup and ring marked rocks (5.3 km), Clauchendolly, cup and ring marked rocks 350m WSW of (5.3 km), High Fort,fort,North Milton (5.8 km).
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