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Mull of Galloway Farm fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 400 metres north-east of Mull of Galloway in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. The site represents a defensive settlement of the Iron Age period, reflecting the strategic importance of this coastal location at the southern extremity of the Rhinns of Galloway peninsula. The fort's physical characteristics and defensive design are typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-west Scotland, where fortified homesteads and hill forts served as centres of local authority and protection for farming communities. The site remains a significant archaeological monument documenting the pre-Roman Iron Age occupation and settlement hierarchy of this region.
Mull of Galloway Farm,fort 400m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4759. View the official record →
Mull of Galloway Farm fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 400 metres north-east of Mull of Galloway in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4759.
Mull of Galloway Farm,fort 400m NE 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.
Mull of Galloway Farm,fort 400m NE 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 SM4759.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkmaiden Church,church & churchyard 500m N of Mull of Galloway Farm (0.3 km), Mull Farm,St Medan's Chapel & cave 550m SE of (0.7 km), Mull Glen,fort,West Tarbet (1.3 km).
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