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Glenroan Mote is an Iron Age fort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument consists of a defensive earthwork with a mounded central area typical of Iron Age hill fort construction in the region. Its strategic location reflects the settlement patterns and territorial control systems of Iron Age communities in south-western Scotland during the pre-Roman period. The site contributes to understanding of Iron Age fortification practices in Galloway and the wider context of defensive settlements in this area during the first millennium BC.
Glenroan (or Glengappock) Mote,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1072. View the official record →
Glenroan Mote is an Iron Age fort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1072.
Glenroan (or Glengappock) Mote,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.
Glenroan (or Glengappock) Mote,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 SM1072.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trowdale,fort (1.7 km), Auld Kirk of Lochroan,fort (1.7 km), Erncrogo Loch, fish ponds 400m S of Erncrogo (2.8 km).
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