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Kier Wood is an Iron Age fort situated in Fife, Scotland, approximately 370 metres north-east of The Boathouse. The monument occupies ground underlain by bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period. This geological foundation would have provided stable ground for the fort's construction and defensive earthworks, typical of Iron Age settlements in lowland Scotland.
The fort represents a form of fortified settlement characteristic of the first millennium before Christ in Scotland. Such forts typically comprised ramparts and ditches that exploited natural topography and bedrock outcrops. The Clackmannan Group bedrock at this location would have offered the fort's builders practical advantages, as the underlying stone could be quarried and incorporated into structural elements or defensive barriers.
Kier Wood fort is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduled monument reference SM13358, recognising its significance as a surviving example of Iron Age defensive architecture. The monument contributes to understanding settlement patterns and territorial organisation during the Iron Age in the Fife region.
Kier Wood, fort, 370m NE of The Boathouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13358. View the official record →
Kier Wood is an Iron Age fort situated in Fife, Scotland, approximately 370 metres north-east of The Boathouse. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13358.
Kier Wood, fort, 370m NE of The Boathouse dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort, 370m ne of the boathouse. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kier Wood, fort, 370m NE of The Boathouse 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 SM13358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, fort and shell middens 240m WSW of The Tower, Inveravon (8.5 km), Antonine Wall,Inveravon,Roman camps 420m & 730m SE of (8.7 km), Antonine Wall, Millhall Burn to River Avon (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kier Wood, fort, 370m NE of The Boathouse's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kier Wood, fort, 370m NE of The Boathouse stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.