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Fell of Barhullion is an Iron Age fort located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The fort sits on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a greywacke formation dating to the Wenlock period of the Silurian. This durable rock would have provided a stable foundation for the ramparts and structures characteristic of hillforts constructed during the Iron Age in this region.
The fort occupies a commanding position on the fell, typical of Iron Age defensive settlements in south-west Scotland. Such forts commonly comprised one or more ramparts constructed from stone and earth, with internal terracing to accommodate roundhouses and storage facilities. The strategic siting reflects the builders' understanding of local topography and the advantages of elevated positions for surveillance and defence.
The fort is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1980, recognising its significance as a surviving example of Iron Age fortification in the south-west of Scotland. The Wigtownshire landscape contains several such monuments, representing settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed during the pre-Roman Iron Age period, before Roman expansion into northern Britain in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Fell of Barhullion,fort 550m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1980. View the official record →
Fell of Barhullion is an Iron Age fort located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1980.
Fell of Barhullion,fort 550m S 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.
Fell of Barhullion,fort 550m S 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 SM1980.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stellock,cup & ring marked rocks ENE of,Monreith (0.5 km), The Wren's Egg, two standing stones 18m ENE and two standing stones 406m SSE of (1.3 km), Myrton Castle,tower,Monreith Park (2 km).
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Fell of Barhullion,fort 550m S of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.