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Muncraig Heugh is a Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. The site comprises a hillfort with defensive earthworks typical of the Iron Age period, utilising the natural topography of its location to create a fortified settlement. The fort represents the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in south-western Scotland, during a period spanning roughly the first millennium before the Common Era. The site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding the territorial organisation and material culture of Iron Age societies in the region.
Muncraig Heugh,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1087. View the official record →
Muncraig Heugh is a Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1087.
Muncraig Heugh,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.
Muncraig Heugh,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 SM1087.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barn Heugh,fort,Kirkandrews (1.3 km), Borness Batteries,fort (2.3 km), Castle Haven,dun,Castle Haven Bay (2.3 km).
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