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Hass Fort is an Iron Age fort situated 700 metres north-north-west of Glenhead in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The monument occupies a defensible position on bedrock comprising an unnamed felsic igneous intrusion of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age, formed during the Early Devonian period. This ancient volcanic geology provided a naturally elevated and stable foundation for the fort's construction.
The fort represents a form of Iron Age settlement common throughout Britain during the centuries immediately preceding the Roman conquest. Such forts typically served as defended settlements for farming communities or as regional strongholds, their defensive ramparts and ditches offering protection against raiding and territorial conflict. The specific topography and outcropping rock of the Hass location would have provided strategic advantage in controlling the surrounding landscape of Kirkcudbrightshire.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1076, recognising its significance as a surviving example of Iron Age settlement in south-west Scotland. The fort contributes to understanding the distribution and character of Iron Age occupation in the region during the pre-Roman period.
Hass,fort,700m NNW of Glenhead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1076. View the official record →
Hass Fort is an Iron Age fort situated 700 metres north-north-west of Glenhead in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1076.
Hass,fort,700m NNW of Glenhead dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,700m nnw of glenhead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hass,fort,700m NNW of Glenhead 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 SM1076.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Kirkcarswell,fort (3.9 km), West Kirkcarswell,fort (4.2 km), West Kirkcarswell,motte (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hass,fort,700m NNW of Glenhead's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hass,fort,700m NNW of Glenhead stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.