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Ogle Hill Fort is an Iron Age fortification situated in Perthshire, Scotland, occupying a commanding position above the surrounding landscape. The fort is constructed upon bedrock composed of mafic lava and tuff of Silurian to Devonian age, dark volcanic material that would have presented a naturally formidable foundation for defensive works. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
Iron Age forts of this type typically comprised one or more concentric ramparts constructed from stone and earth, often following the contours of elevated terrain to maximise defensive advantage. Such hillforts served as territorial centres, refuges, and symbols of power during the first millennium before Christ. The Perthshire landscape, with its river valleys and elevated ridges, provided ideal locations for communities seeking both security and control of communication routes.
Ogle Hill's position in Perthshire places it within a region rich in Iron Age settlement evidence. The volcanic geology beneath the fort, whilst challenging to fortify, would have afforded excellent drainage and views across the surrounding terrain. The monument survives as a physical record of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in central Scotland, contributing to understanding of pre-Roman Britain's northern reaches.
Ogle Hill,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3073. View the official record →
Ogle Hill Fort is an Iron Age fortification situated in Perthshire, Scotland, occupying a commanding position above the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3073.
Ogle Hill,fort 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.
Ogle Hill,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 SM3073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lochie, enclosure 350m SE of (0.9 km), Thorn, fort 70m NE of (1 km), Ben Effray,fort (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ogle Hill,fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ogle Hill,fort stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.