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Davie's Kirk is an Iron Age fort located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, situated approximately 40 metres west of Davie's Kirk itself. The monument is constructed on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock period, which provides a solid foundation of fine-grained sedimentary rock across this upland landscape. The underlying geology would have influenced both the fort's construction and its strategic positioning within the local terrain.
As an Iron Age fort, the monument represents a form of defended settlement characteristic of the later prehistoric period in southern Scotland. Such sites typically comprised one or more defensive boundaries enclosing domestic and communal spaces, reflecting both practical defence requirements and the social organisation of Iron Age communities. The specific topography of this Dumfriesshire location, with its distinctive bedrock base, shaped how the fort's defences were adapted to the landscape.
Davie's Kirk fort is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM3299, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The site contributes to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive architecture in the Scottish borders region, where such forts played a central role in the lives of prehistoric communities.
Davie's Kirk,fort 40m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3299. View the official record →
Davie's Kirk is an Iron Age fort located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, situated approximately 40 metres west of Davie's Kirk itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3299.
Davie's Kirk,fort 40m W 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.
Davie's Kirk,fort 40m W 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 SM3299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge (1.6 km), Cars Wood,fort (4.3 km), Kirkholm Hill, enclosure 500m W of Dinwoodie Lodge Cottage (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Davie's Kirk,fort 40m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Davie's Kirk,fort 40m W of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.