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Devonshaw Hill is an Iron Age fort situated 500 metres north-east of Woodend Farm in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site occupies a commanding position on locally elevated ground, where the underlying bedrock comprises Kirkcolm Formation wacke dating to the Caradocian period. This hard sedimentary stone would have provided a stable foundation for the fort's defences and settlement structures. The fort's placement exploited the natural topography characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in the region, affording strategic views across the surrounding landscape.
The fort is protected as a Scheduled Monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM2502, reflecting its significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement and social organisation in south-central Scotland. Forts of this type typically served as defended settlements for elite groups or communities, incorporating defensive earthworks or stone-built ramparts. The Lanarkshire location places Devonshaw Hill within an area of known Iron Age activity, where such sites represent important centres of settlement during the centuries preceding the Roman occupation of lowland Scotland.
Devonshaw Hill,fort 500m NE of Woodend Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2502. View the official record →
Devonshaw Hill is an Iron Age fort situated 500 metres north-east of Woodend Farm in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2502.
Devonshaw Hill,fort 500m NE of Woodend Farm dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 500m ne of woodend farm. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Devonshaw Hill,fort 500m NE of Woodend Farm 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 SM2502.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkton,settlement 1280m ENE of (6.8 km), Crawford,Roman fort (6.9 km), Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Devonshaw Hill,fort 500m NE of Woodend Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Devonshaw Hill,fort 500m NE of Woodend Farm stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.