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Springfieldhill is a Iron Age fort situated in Dumfriesshire, south-western Scotland. The site is defined by its defensive earthwork structures, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in the region, which would have served to protect its inhabitants and their resources during the pre-Roman Iron Age period. The fort's location in Dumfriesshire places it within an area of significant Iron Age activity in south-western Scotland, where such fortified sites played important roles in territorial control and communal settlement during the centuries immediately preceding the Roman occupation of Britain.
Springfieldhill, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM662. View the official record →
Springfieldhill is a Iron Age fort situated in Dumfriesshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM662.
Springfieldhill, 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.
Springfieldhill, 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 SM662.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilroy,enclosures E and NE of (2.6 km), Ellisland,Roman camps (3.4 km), Bankfoot,Roman camps & forts,Dalswinton (4.1 km).
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