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Little Hill is a Iron Age fort located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site comprises a univallate or multivallate earthwork enclosure typical of Iron Age defensive settlements in south-western Scotland, constructed with substantial ramparts and ditches. Dating to the Iron Age period, the fort represents a significant example of prehistoric fortified settlement in the region, reflecting patterns of territorial control and community organisation during the pre-Roman Iron Age. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement practices in the Scottish Borders landscape.
Little Hill, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12745. View the official record →
Little Hill is a Iron Age fort located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12745.
Little Hill, 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.
Little Hill, 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 SM12745.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cleuchfoot,farmstead 1500m NE of (4.5 km), Callisterhall,cairn 2550m NNE of (5.7 km), Greencleuch Cottage, settlement 1550m NNW of (6 km).
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