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St John's Point fort and site of St John's Chapel is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Caithness, Scotland, occupying a promontory position that would have offered both defensive advantage and coastal access. The fort comprises the archaeological remains of Iron Age occupation, with evidence of fortification typical of the period's settlement patterns in northern Scotland. Later medieval activity is attested by the presence of St John's Chapel, indicating continued use and religious significance of the site into the Christian period. The combination of Iron Age fort and later chapel demonstrates long-term occupation and reuse of this strategically positioned coastal location across multiple centuries.
St John's Point,fort & site of St John's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2689. View the official record →
St John's Point fort and site of St John's Chapel is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Caithness, Scotland, occupying a promontory position that would have offered both defensive advantage and coastal access. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2689.
St John's Point,fort & site of St John's Chapel dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & site of st john's chapel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
St John's Point,fort & site of St John's Chapel 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 SM2689.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mey Battery, battery 80m NE of Braes of Harrow (2.7 km), Castle Mestag, fortified sea-stack, Stroma (3.1 km), Girnieclett, mound 300m ESE of Mell Head, Stroma (3.3 km).
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