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Hollowshean Camp is an Iron Age fort located in Ayrshire, Scotland. The site consists of defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in southwestern Scotland, with archaeological evidence indicating occupation during the later prehistoric period. The fort's physical remains include ramparts and ditches that define its fortified enclosure, typical of the military and domestic architecture employed by Iron Age communities in this region. Such forts served as centres of power and protection for local populations during a period of significant social organisation in pre-Roman Britain.
Hollowshean Camp,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2194. View the official record →
Hollowshean Camp is an Iron Age fort located in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2194.
Hollowshean Camp,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.
Hollowshean Camp,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 SM2194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drummochreen,house (5 km), Dalquharran Castle (Old Castle) (5.1 km), Craighead Hill,dun 380m WNW of (5.1 km).
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