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Garrywhin is a multivallate Iron Age fort and settlement located near Ulbster in Caithness, northern Scotland. The site comprises a defended enclosure surrounded by multiple concentric ramparts and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in northern Britain. The monument dates to the Iron Age period, reflecting the defensive and communal organisation of Iron Age societies in the far north of Scotland. The fort's physical remains demonstrate the construction techniques and spatial planning typical of fortified Iron Age settlements in the Caithness region, contributing to archaeological understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns in the Scottish Highlands.
Garrywhin, fort and settlement, Ulbster is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM548. View the official record →
Garrywhin is a multivallate Iron Age fort and settlement located near Ulbster in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM548.
Garrywhin, fort and settlement, Ulbster dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and settlement, ulbster. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Garrywhin, fort and settlement, Ulbster 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 SM548.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (0.3 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (0.4 km), Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill (0.5 km).
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