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Fisherhills fort is an Iron Age fortification situated 150 metres west-north-west of Fisherhills in Angus, Scotland. The monument occupies a defensible position on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have provided a stable foundation for construction. This geological substrate, exposed across the landscape, offers natural outcrops that the fort's builders may have incorporated into their defensive architecture.
The fort represents the Iron Age settlement pattern characteristic of eastern Scotland, a period when hillforts and fortified enclosures served as centres of political and economic power. The site's location in Angus places it within a region rich in Iron Age archaeology, where similar fortifications controlled routes and territories across the agricultural lowlands and uplands of Tayside.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6103, reflecting its significance as a scheduled ancient monument. This statutory protection recognises Fisherhills fort as an important surviving example of Iron Age defensive architecture and settlement in the region, preserving evidence of the communities who occupied and fortified this landscape during the pre-Roman period.
Fisherhills,fort 150m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6103. View the official record →
Fisherhills fort is an Iron Age fortification situated 150 metres west-north-west of Fisherhills in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6103.
Fisherhills,fort 150m WNW 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.
Fisherhills,fort 150m WNW 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 SM6103.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dubton,unenclosed settlement NW of (2.9 km), Newbigging,unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure SW of (4.1 km), Newbigging,ring ditches 300m S of (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fisherhills,fort 150m WNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Fisherhills,fort 150m WNW of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.