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Kildonald Point is an Iron Age fort and cairn located 515 metres south-east of Kildonald Cottage in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises defensive fortification characteristic of the Iron Age period, together with a cairn structure that may relate to funerary or ritual practices of the same era. The fort's positioning on Kildonald Point reflects the strategic settlement patterns of Iron Age communities in the Argyll region, which favoured locations offering natural defensive advantages and likely access to maritime or riverine resources. The site remains of archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age occupation and land use in the western Scottish Highlands.
Kildonald Point, fort and cairn 515m SE of Kildonald Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3110. View the official record →
Kildonald Point is an Iron Age fort and cairn located 515 metres south-east of Kildonald Cottage in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3110.
Kildonald Point, fort and cairn 515m SE of Kildonald Cottage dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and cairn 515m se of kildonald cottage. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Kildonald Point, fort and cairn 515m SE of Kildonald Cottage 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 SM3110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenlussa Lodge,standing stone (2.6 km), Low Smerby, four cairns 420m SE of (5.1 km), Island Muller Castle (5.3 km).
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