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Easter Auchincloch is a Iron Age fort situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland, approximately 180 metres north-north-east of Easter Auchincloch farm. The fort occupies ground underlain by the Scottish Coal Measures Group, a geological formation of Moscovian age comprising mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete. This substantial bedrock provides a stable foundation typical of fortified sites selected during prehistory for both practical and strategic reasons.
The fort is strategically positioned to command views across the surrounding Stirlingshire landscape, a location characteristic of Iron Age settlements built between approximately 800 and 100 BC. Such fortifications served multiple purposes: defence, territorial control and community assembly. The presence of ironstone within the underlying strata suggests that Iron Age communities may have exploited local geological resources, as iron-working became increasingly important during this period.
Easter Auchincloch fort is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2579, recognising its archaeological significance and the importance of preserving its remains. The site contributes substantially to our understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and territorial organisation in central Scotland during the late prehistoric period.
Easter Auchincloch,fort 180m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2579. View the official record →
Easter Auchincloch is a Iron Age fort situated in Stirlingshire, Scotland, approximately 180 metres north-north-east of Easter Auchincloch farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2579.
Easter Auchincloch,fort 180m NNE 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.
Easter Auchincloch,fort 180m NNE 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 SM2579.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall and fort, railway line to 300m E of Westerwood steading (2.5 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary (2.7 km), Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W of (3.5 km).
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Easter Auchincloch,fort 180m NNE of stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.