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Dunmore Fort is an Iron Age fort situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The fortification occupies a naturally defensible position, its bedrock comprising Dinantian extrusive rocks of mafic composition—ancient lava flows and tuff deposits formed during the Mississippian period, now weathered into darker volcanic stone. This geological foundation provided both strategic elevation and structural stability for the fort's construction.
The fort exemplifies the defended settlement tradition of Iron Age Scotland, a period when such fortifications served as territorial markers, refuges, and centres of authority within their localities. The mafic volcanic geology of the site, common across central Scotland, offered a substantial base for rampart construction and would have presented a formidable natural stronghold commanding views across the surrounding terrain.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2575, recognising its significance as an archaeological asset. Dunmore Fort remains an important example of Iron Age settlement strategy in central Scotland, its preservation allowing continued study of defensive architecture and territorial organisation during this formative period of Scottish prehistory.
Dunmore,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2575. View the official record →
Dunmore Fort is an Iron Age fort situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2575.
Dunmore,fort 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.
Dunmore,fort 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 SM2575.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunbeg,fort 700m W of Fintry Bridge (0.4 km), Fintry,motte 400m WSW of Fintry Bridge (0.6 km), Craigton,dun 460m N of (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dunmore,fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Dunmore,fort stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.