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Mains of Cairnbrock is a Iron Age fort located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland, situated approximately 1250 metres north-west of the settlement of Cairnbrock. The fort represents a defensive settlement of the later Iron Age period and forms part of the broader tradition of hillfort construction characteristic of prehistoric south-western Scotland. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under the designation SM4988, reflecting its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological importance. Like other forts of its class and period in the region, it would have served as a fortified residential and possibly administrative centre for an Iron Age community.
Mains of Cairnbrock,fort 1250m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4988. View the official record →
Mains of Cairnbrock is a Iron Age fort located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland, situated approximately 1250 metres north-west of the settlement of Cairnbrock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4988.
Mains of Cairnbrock,fort 1250m NW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mains of Cairnbrock,fort 1250m NW of 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 SM4988.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Galdenoch Castle,Meikle (3.4 km), Old Lochnaw Castle, Isle of Lochnaw (4.5 km), Fort Point,fort and salt-pans,Salt Pans Bay,Galdenoch (4.8 km).
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