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Float Bay is an Iron Age fort situated in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. The site occupies a commanding position above Float Bay, where the underlying bedrock consists of wacke from the Gala Group, a formation laid down during the Telychian period. This hard metamorphic stone would have provided a stable foundation for the fort's defensive structures.
The fort demonstrates the characteristic defensive architecture of Iron Age settlements in south-western Scotland. Its position on the coastal landscape reflects the strategic importance of controlling both land and maritime access during this period. The rocky geology of the site, combined with its elevated situation, afforded natural advantages for settlement and defence.
Float Bay fort is now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1986, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The site represents an important aspect of Iron Age settlement patterns in the south-west of Scotland, where coastal and near-coastal forts played a key role in regional political and economic organisation.
Float Bay,fort SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1986. View the official record →
Float Bay is an Iron Age fort situated in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1986.
Float Bay,fort SE 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.
Float Bay,fort SE 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 SM1986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigencroy,cairn 270m SSE of West Ringuinea (0.5 km), Little Float,fort 630m SW of (0.8 km), Kirkmadrine, site of Kirkmadrine Church (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Float Bay,fort SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Float Bay,fort SE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.