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Castlehill Wood is a Iron Age dun located 780 metres south of Touch Mollar in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The site represents a form of fortified domestic settlement characteristic of the Iron Age period in Scotland, when such structures served as defended homesteads for elite or warrior families. The dun would have consisted of stone or timber-framed construction, typical of Iron Age defensive architecture in the region. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's records, it contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and social organisation of Iron Age communities in central Scotland.
Castlehill Wood, dun 780m S of Touch Mollar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM177. View the official record →
Castlehill Wood is a Iron Age dun located 780 metres south of Touch Mollar in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM177.
Castlehill Wood, dun 780m S of Touch Mollar dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun 780m s of touch mollar. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castlehill Wood, dun 780m S of Touch Mollar 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 SM177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlehill, hut circle 350m S of (1 km), Murrayshall Farm, dun 200m SE of (1.5 km), Wester Craigend, dun 300m W of (1.7 km).
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