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Green Castle is a promontory fort located at Portknockie in Banffshire, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. The site occupies a defensible headland position on the Moray coast, a strategic location typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in northeast Scotland. The fort's defences utilise the natural rocky promontory, enhanced by artificial works including ramparts and ditches that cut across the landward approach. This monument represents an important example of Iron Age coastal settlement in the region and contributes to understanding of settlement hierarchies and defensive strategies during the pre-Roman Iron Age period in northern Britain.
Green Castle, promontory fort, Portknockie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11040. View the official record →
Green Castle is a promontory fort located at Portknockie in Banffshire, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11040.
Green Castle, promontory fort, Portknockie dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a promontory fort, portknockie. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Green Castle, promontory fort, Portknockie 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 SM11040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill,motte (2.7 km), Foulford Bridge, cairn 310m NW of (3.2 km), Foulford Bridge, cairn 160m WnW of (3.4 km).
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