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Robgill Tower is a tower house situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, with an Iron Age fort located approximately 90 metres to its north-west. The fort represents occupation and defensive settlement during the Iron Age period, whilst the tower itself dates to the early modern period, reflecting the later refortification and continued strategic use of the location. The site demonstrates the long historical significance of this landscape, with evidence of settlement spanning from prehistory through to the medieval and early modern periods. The proximity of these two distinct monuments suggests continuity of occupation at this strategically important position.
Robgill Tower, fort 90m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12157. View the official record →
Robgill Tower is a tower house situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, with an Iron Age fort located approximately 90 metres to its north-west. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12157.
Robgill Tower, fort 90m NW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Robgill Tower, fort 90m NW of 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 SM12157.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodfield, enclosure 295m NE of (5.8 km), Burnbrae, enclosure 270m W of (5.8 km), Gleningle, enclosure 80m NE of (6.2 km).
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