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Dasher is a fort located 600 metres east-north-east of Dasher in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The site occupies a naturally commanding position on bedrock formed from the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian sequence of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that provides a firm geological foundation. This defensive location reflects the Iron Age practice of positioning fortifications on elevated ground with good visibility across surrounding terrain.
The fort belongs to the Iron Age tradition of hill and promontory fortifications characteristic of central Scotland during the first millennium BC. These structures typically served as defended settlements, refuges, or centres of territorial control for local communities. The specific geology of the Stratheden Group sandstone and conglomerate would have presented both opportunities and constraints for construction, with the harder conglomerate bands offering particular resistance to erosion and potentially better durability for structural elements.
Dasher fort is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7009, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The site remains an important example of Iron Age settlement and defensive architecture in Stirlingshire, contributing to understanding of prehistoric social organisation and land use in central Scotland.
Dasher, fort 600m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7009. View the official record →
Dasher is a fort located 600 metres east-north-east of Dasher in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7009.
Dasher, fort 600m ENE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dasher, fort 600m ENE of 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 SM7009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House (2.4 km), Carleatheran, cairn at summit, Gargunnock Hills (3 km), Keir Knowe,motte 460m W of Easter Glinns (3.5 km).
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Dasher, fort 600m ENE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.