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Milton of Tordarroch is an Iron Age fort located in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The monument sits on bedrock of the Moine Supergroup, a metamorphic sequence formed during the Neoproterozoic and composed of semipelite, a fine-grained sedimentary rock transformed by ancient heat and pressure. This rocky foundation would have provided a defensible base for the fort's construction, with natural outcrops offering both structural advantages and building stone for the fortification.
The fort represents a significant example of Iron Age defensive architecture in the region, a period when similar hillforts and enclosures were constructed across northern Scotland. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11550, recognising its archaeological importance and Iron Age heritage value within the wider landscape of Inverness-shire settlement patterns.
The local geology of semipelite bedrock, characteristic of the ancient Caledonian mountains that formed this district, would have shaped both the fort's physical form and the practical challenges of its construction and occupation by Iron Age communities in the Scottish Highlands.
Milton of Tordarroch, fort 800m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11550. View the official record →
Milton of Tordarroch is an Iron Age fort located in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11550.
Milton of Tordarroch, fort 800m S of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Milton of Tordarroch, fort 800m S 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 SM11550.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glen Nairn, hut circle 270m ENE of (1.1 km), Creagan an Tuirc, fort (2.8 km), Brin Nursery, barrow cemetery 70m NNW of (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Milton of Tordarroch, fort 800m S of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Milton of Tordarroch, fort 800m S of stands on Moine Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is semipelite.