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Drummore Castle is a hillfort of Iron Age date located on Castle Hill near Drummore in Kirkcudbrightshire, southwestern Scotland. The site occupies a prominent elevated position typical of Iron Age defensive settlements in the region, commanding views over the surrounding landscape. The fort's earthworks, now substantially degraded, originally comprised defensive ramparts that enclosed a settlement area, representing the type of communal fortified site characteristic of Iron Age communities in Galloway. This monument testifies to prehistoric settlement patterns and territorial organization in the southwest of Scotland during the pre-Roman Iron Age period.
Drummore Castle,fort,Castle Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1069. View the official record →
Drummore Castle is a hillfort of Iron Age date located on Castle Hill near Drummore in Kirkcudbrightshire, southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1069.
Drummore Castle,fort,Castle Hill dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,castle hill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Drummore Castle,fort,Castle Hill 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 SM1069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drummore Farm,stone circle (0.3 km), Blackhill,cup and ring marked rock 60m SE of (1.1 km), Dunrod, homestead moat, village & church site (1.2 km).
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