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Clanghie Point fort is an Iron Age defensive settlement situated on a promontory in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The fort occupies a naturally defensible headland position, which would have provided strategic advantage for its Iron Age inhabitants. As with many Scottish Iron Age forts, the site likely served purposes of settlement, storage, and territorial control during the later prehistoric period, though detailed chronological evidence remains limited. The fort's location on the Wigtown peninsula reflects the pattern of Iron Age occupation in south-west Scotland, where coastal and riverine positions offered access to marine resources and communication routes.
Clanghie Point,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4922. View the official record →
Clanghie Point fort is an Iron Age defensive settlement situated on a promontory in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4922.
Clanghie Point,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Clanghie Point,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 SM4922.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Muldaddie,fort 510m SW of (1.9 km), Barncorkrie,hut circles & field system 520m NNW of (5.4 km), Low Curghie,standing stone 480m NNW of (5.4 km).
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