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Creag a'Ghinbhais is a Iron Age fort located approximately 500 metres north-north-east of Balnacraig in Perthshire, Scotland. The site occupies a naturally defensible hilltop position typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. Like other forts of its period in central Scotland, it would have served both defensive and administrative functions within the local Iron Age community. The fort's precise chronology within the Iron Age period and the extent of its surviving structural remains require reference to specialist archaeological survey and excavation records held by Historic Environment Scotland.
Creag a'Ghinbhais,fort 500m NNE of Balnacraig is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2714. View the official record →
Creag a'Ghinbhais is a Iron Age fort located approximately 500 metres north-north-east of Balnacraig in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2714.
Creag a'Ghinbhais,fort 500m NNE of Balnacraig dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 500m nne of balnacraig. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Creag a'Ghinbhais,fort 500m NNE of Balnacraig 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 SM2714.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creag a'Chaisteal,dun (0.4 km), Balnacraig,cairn 370m NNW of (0.4 km), Fortingall Church, two stone circles and one stone row, 300m ESE of (1 km).
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