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Creag Aoil is an Iron Age fort situated 670 metres west-south-west of Tulloch Beag in Argyllshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a defensible hilltop position characteristic of Iron Age settlement strategies in the Scottish Highlands. Like comparable fortified sites of its period in this region, it would have served as a focal point for territorial control and community protection during the Iron Age. The monument's location in the Argyll landscape reflects the broader pattern of Iron Age settlement distribution across western Scotland.
Creag Aoil, fort 670m WSW of Tulloch Beag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3786. View the official record →
Creag Aoil is an Iron Age fort situated 670 metres west-south-west of Tulloch Beag in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3786.
Creag Aoil, fort 670m WSW of Tulloch Beag dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 670m wsw of tulloch beag. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Creag Aoil, fort 670m WSW of Tulloch Beag 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 SM3786.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barbreck's Well,640m W of Barbreck House (5.4 km), Shuna Cottage,cairn 195m ENE of (6.2 km), Shuna Cottage,cairn 220m ENE of (6.2 km).
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