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Picts Knowe is a Iron Age fort located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-western Scotland. The site consists of a defended settlement with earthwork defences characteristic of the Iron Age period, reflecting the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by communities in this region during the later prehistoric era. The monument represents an important example of Iron Age fortified settlement in south-western Scotland, contributing to understanding of Iron Age society and settlement hierarchy in the region during the first millennium BC.
Picts Knowe,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1092. View the official record →
Picts Knowe 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 SM1092.
Picts Knowe,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.
Picts Knowe,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 SM1092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Curriestanes,cursus E of (3.1 km), Castledykes Park, motte and bailey, medieval castle and associated earthworks (3.5 km), East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Picts Knowe,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.
Picts Knowe,fort stands on Stewartry Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.