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Palisaded enclosures, 490m NNW of Tonnachrae is a prehistoric settlement site located in Wigtownshire, Scotland. The site comprises earthwork remains of palisaded enclosures, indicating a defended or demarcated settlement from the Iron Age or earlier prehistoric period. Such palisaded structures represent an important class of evidence for understanding settlement patterns, territorial organization, and domestic life in prehistoric Scotland. The site's survival as earthwork features makes it valuable for archaeological study of settlement hierarchy and defensive strategies in the region during the pre-Roman Iron Age.
Palisaded enclosures, 490m NNW of Tonnachrae is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7453. View the official record →
Palisaded enclosures, 490m NNW of Tonnachrae is a prehistoric settlement site located in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7453.
Palisaded enclosures, 490m NNW of Tonnachrae 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 SM7453.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric and early medieval settlements, 260m NE of Fairfield (3.9 km), East Galdenoch, enclosures 100m SE of (4.5 km), East Galdenoch, fort 450m SSW of (4.9 km).
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