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Fort Point is an Iron Age fortified settlement located at Salt Pans Bay near Galdenoch in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a fort alongside evidence of salt-pan production, indicating dual-purpose occupation during the Iron Age period. The fort's defensive position on the coastal promontory would have commanded views across the bay and provided strategic advantages for both settlement and control of maritime resources. The association of fortification with salt extraction represents an economically significant settlement pattern, where the production of salt—a valuable commodity for food preservation—was integrated with domestic and defensive occupation.
Fort Point,fort and salt-pans,Salt Pans Bay,Galdenoch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1982. View the official record →
Fort Point is an Iron Age fortified settlement located at Salt Pans Bay near Galdenoch in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1982.
Fort Point,fort and salt-pans,Salt Pans Bay,Galdenoch dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and salt-pans,salt pans bay,galdenoch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Fort Point,fort and salt-pans,Salt Pans Bay,Galdenoch 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 SM1982.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meikle Larbrax,farmstead 1040m NW of (0.6 km), Meikle Larbrax,hut circles 460m NW of (1.1 km), Meikle Larbrax,hut circle 1000m NNE of (1.4 km).
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