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Down Hill is a Iron Age fort situated in Glen Devon, Perthshire. The monument occupies a naturally defensive position on bedrock composed of ancient mafic lavas and tuffs formed during the Devonian period, geological foundations that would have provided a stable base for settlement and fortification. The site lies within landscape typical of the Ochil Hills, where steep glens and elevated terrain offered strategic advantages for communities seeking protection and control over the surrounding valley and communication routes.
The fort represents typical Iron Age settlement practices in central Scotland, where hillforts and fortified enclosures served as centres of power, storage and refuge. The geological setting of Down Hill, rising from ancient volcanic bedrock, would have shaped how the inhabitants constructed and positioned their defences to exploit the natural topography.
The monument is recorded in the national heritage register and protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7627. The site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in Perthshire during the pre-Roman Iron Age period.
Down Hill, fort, Glen Devon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7627. View the official record →
Down Hill is a Iron Age fort situated in Glen Devon, Perthshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7627.
Down Hill, fort, Glen Devon dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort, glen devon. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Down Hill, fort, Glen Devon 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 SM7627.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middleton Fossoway, enclosure 400m SSE of (3.4 km), Claysike, enclosures 300m W of (3.9 km), John's Hill, enclosure 1.22 km SW of Corb (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Down Hill, fort, Glen Devon's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Down Hill, fort, Glen Devon stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.