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Firtree Hill Fort is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Dumfriesshire, southern Scotland. The fort comprises a univallate hilltop enclosure defined by a single defensive rampart, typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in the region dating to the first millennium BCE. Its elevated position would have afforded strategic views across the surrounding landscape, serving both defensive and territorial functions characteristic of Iron Age hillforts in the Borders. The site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in south-western Scotland.
Firtree Hill,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2265. View the official record →
Firtree Hill Fort is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Dumfriesshire, southern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2265.
Firtree Hill,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Firtree Hill,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 SM2265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Hass, settlement 550m E of, Quhytewoollen Hill (4.9 km), Raggiewhate, enclosure 210m ESE of (5.9 km), Dryfesdalegate, fort 75m SSE of (7 km).
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