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Meikle Sypland is a Iron Age fort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. The fort comprises a univallate earthwork comprising a single defensive rampart, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region during the pre-Roman period. The site reflects the defensive strategies and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in south-west Scotland, a landscape densely populated with such fortified settlements. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland protection, Meikle Sypland remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Iron Age settlement hierarchy and domestic fortification in this part of Scotland.
Meikle Sypland, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1097. View the official record →
Meikle Sypland is a Iron Age fort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1097.
Meikle Sypland, 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.
Meikle Sypland, 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 SM1097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Milton,fort 235m NNE of (3.3 km), Milton,fort 180m NNW of (4.2 km), Grange, cup and ring marked rocks (4.3 km).
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