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High Auchneel is a pair of Iron Age forts located approximately one kilometre south-west of High Auchneel in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The two fortified enclosures represent defensive settlements characteristic of the Iron Age period in south-west Scotland, reflecting the settlement patterns and social organisation of late prehistoric communities in the region. The forts comprise earthwork fortifications typical of their period, with defensive banks and ditches defining the enclosed areas. These monuments contribute to the archaeological understanding of Iron Age settlement and territorial control in Wigtownshire during the centuries preceding the Roman occupation of Britain.
High Auchneel,forts 1000m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4811. View the official record →
High Auchneel is a pair of Iron Age forts located approximately one kilometre south-west of High Auchneel in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4811.
High Auchneel,forts 1000m SW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a forts. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
High Auchneel,forts 1000m SW of 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 SM4811.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Galdenoch Castle,Meikle (2.3 km), Fort Point,fort and salt-pans,Salt Pans Bay,Galdenoch (3.5 km), Old Lochnaw Castle, Isle of Lochnaw (3.8 km).
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