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Orchill Fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 450 metres north-north-east of Orchill in Perthshire, Scotland. The fort is defined by substantial defensive earthworks comprising a roughly circular enclosure, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in central Scotland. Its construction and occupation are consistent with the later prehistoric period, when such defended sites served as centres of local power and territorial control. The site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and land use in the Tay valley region of Perthshire.
Orchill Fort,fort 450m NNE of Orchill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3605. View the official record →
Orchill Fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 450 metres north-north-east of Orchill in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3605.
Orchill Fort,fort 450m NNE of Orchill dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 450m nne of orchill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Orchill Fort,fort 450m NNE of Orchill 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 SM3605.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhynd, enclosed settlement 600m ENE of (2.9 km), Cecilmount, fort 350m SW of (3.8 km), Fort, 210m SW of Brookfield House (3.9 km).
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