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Range Castle is an Iron Age fort located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site comprises a hillfort with defensive earthwork fortifications typical of the Iron Age period, featuring ditches and banks that would have enclosed and protected settlement within. As a fortified settlement, Range Castle represents the form of territorial control and communal organisation characteristic of Iron Age societies in south-west Scotland during the later prehistoric period. The fort's strategic location and construction reflect the importance of defended settlements in this region during a period of significant social and economic development.
Range Castle, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM658. View the official record →
Range Castle is an Iron Age fort located in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM658.
Range Castle, 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.
Range Castle, 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 SM658.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moss Castle, fort (0.4 km), Hound Hill, cairn (1.1 km), Little Dalton Church (1.7 km).
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