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Hill of Christ's Kirk is a univallate Iron Age fort located near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is defined by a single substantial rampart enclosing an area on elevated ground, a defensive arrangement typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in northeast Scotland. The fort dates to the later prehistoric period, likely within the later Iron Age, and represents the class of small defended enclosures that characterise settlement patterns in this region during the first millennium BCE. Its position on high ground provided strategic advantage for control of the surrounding landscape and access routes in the Dee valley.
Hill of Christ's Kirk, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11394. View the official record →
Hill of Christ's Kirk is a univallate Iron Age fort located near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11394.
Hill of Christ's Kirk, 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.
Hill of Christ's Kirk, 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 SM11394.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Christ's Kirk, Kennethmont (0.7 km), Hill of Newleslie, hillfort, 400m N of Cotetown (2.7 km), Johnston, unenclosed settlement 400m E of (3.1 km).
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