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Mull Glen Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located near West Tarbet in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. The site comprises a defensive earthwork characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region, constructed to command and protect a localized territory during the pre-Roman Iron Age period. The fort's physical remains reflect the hillfort tradition of Atlantic Scotland, where communities constructed fortified settlements using available topography and earthen defences. Such sites represent important evidence of Iron Age social organization and territorial control in prehistoric southwest Scotland.
Mull Glen,fort,West Tarbet is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1993. View the official record →
Mull Glen Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located near West Tarbet in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1993.
Mull Glen,fort,West Tarbet dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,west tarbet. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mull Glen,fort,West Tarbet 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 SM1993.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Cairngaan,standing stone 860m SE of (0.5 km), Mull of Galloway, fortifications N & S ends of Isthmus (0.6 km), Two forts on Carrickcamrie and Dunorroch (0.7 km).
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