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Crofts Mote is an Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The site comprises a univallate hill fort defined by a single defensive rampart, characteristic of fortified settlements constructed during the Iron Age period. Its physical form and location within the local landscape reflect typical strategies of Iron Age communities in south-west Scotland for defence and territorial control. The fort represents an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and social organisation in the region during the first millennium before the common era.
Crofts Mote,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1065. View the official record →
Crofts Mote is an Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1065.
Crofts Mote,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.
Crofts Mote,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 SM1065.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenlochar,Roman fort, annexe, road, camps & barrows 50m E of Montford (1.5 km), Erncrogo Loch, fish ponds 400m S of Erncrogo (1.8 km), Balmaghie, enclosures 100m NW of Balmaghie Church (2.2 km).
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