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Ring of Castlehill is an Iron Age fort situated approximately 380 metres south-west of Summer Byres in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument comprises a univallate or multivallate defensive enclosure typical of the Iron Age period in northern Britain, constructed with rampart and ditch earthworks. Such forts served as territorial centres or refuge strongholds during the later prehistoric period, reflecting the social and military organisation of Iron Age communities in the far north of Scotland. The site's location in Caithness places it within a landscape containing numerous contemporary defensive monuments, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and power structures in this region during the first millennium before the Common Era.
Ring of Castlehill, fort 380m SW of Summer Byres is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM576. View the official record →
Ring of Castlehill is an Iron Age fort situated approximately 380 metres south-west of Summer Byres in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM576.
Ring of Castlehill, fort 380m SW of Summer Byres dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 380m sw of summer byres. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ring of Castlehill, fort 380m SW of Summer Byres 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 SM576.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gearsay Cairn,broch 240m SW of West Gersa (3.8 km), Scottag Cairn (5.5 km), Kirk o'Moss, site of St Duthac's Chapel, Moss of Killimster (5.6 km).
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