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Dalmakethar Burn Fort is an Iron Age fortification located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site consists of earthwork defences characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-west Scotland, with physical remains comprising defensive banks and ditches. The fort dates to the later prehistoric Iron Age period and represents the type of territorial fortification that would have served defensive and possibly administrative functions for local Iron Age communities in the region. Such forts in Dumfriesshire form part of the wider pattern of Iron Age settlement across south-west Scotland, though detailed archaeological investigation of this particular site remains limited in the published record.
Dalmakethar Burn,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM653. View the official record →
Dalmakethar Burn Fort is an Iron Age fortification located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM653.
Dalmakethar Burn,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.
Dalmakethar Burn,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 SM653.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 2 Dinwoodie Green Cottages, settlement 530m ENE of (3.6 km), Lochbrow, palisaded enclosures 270m SW of (4.3 km), Archwood Hill, fort (4.7 km).
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