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Finavon fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located north-east of the Hill of Finavon in Angus, Scotland. The fort exploits the naturally defensible landscape of this upland area, where the underlying bedrock of Arbuthnott-Garvock Group sandstone, interbedded with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, provides a resistant foundation. These Pragian-age rocks form part of the Old Red Sandstone sequence and would have weathered into an uneven, rocky terrain advantageous for fortification.
The fort is typical of Iron Age defended settlements found throughout eastern Scotland, representing a period when such hilltop and ridge-top locations were favoured for their commanding positions and natural protective qualities. The sandstone bedrock visible across the site would have provided useful stone for construction and repair of defensive features.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under national designation SM139, recognising its significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and territorial organisation in this region of Scotland. Its survival reflects both the durability of Stone Age bedrock foundations and the relative remoteness of upland Angus throughout later centuries.
Finavon, fort NE of Hill of Finavon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM139. View the official record →
Finavon fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located north-east of the Hill of Finavon in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM139.
Finavon, fort NE of Hill of Finavon dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort ne of hill of finavon. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Finavon, fort NE of Hill of Finavon 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 SM139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Turin Hill, forts and cup-and-ring marked rock (2.2 km), Blackgate Smithy,stone circle (3.6 km), Rob's Reed, homestead 485m ESE of Home Farm (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Finavon, fort NE of Hill of Finavon'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.
Finavon, fort NE of Hill of Finavon stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.