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Iron Age · Fort 550m ese of isle farm

Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm

Scotland
HES SM1997
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Fort 550m ese of isle farm
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Steinhead is an Iron Age fort situated 550 metres south-east of Isle Farm in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument occupies ground underlain by wacke bedrock of the Hawick Group, deposited during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This locally available stone would have provided raw material for the fort's construction and defence works.

The fort represents a significant settlement pattern in south-west Scotland during the Iron Age, when hillforts and defended enclosures served as focal points for communities and their livestock. The specific topography and geology of the Wigtownshire landscape shaped both the location and form of such settlements.

Steinhead is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1997, recognising its archaeological importance and the evidence it holds for Iron Age settlement patterns in the south-west of the country.

Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1997. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm?

Steinhead is an Iron Age fort situated 550 metres south-east of Isle Farm in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1997.

What period does Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm date from?

Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 550m ese of isle farm. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm?

Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm 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 SM1997.

What other scheduled monuments are near Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnhead,fort (1.1 km), St Ninian's Chapel, Isle of Whithorn (1.1 km), Isle Head,fort (1.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnhead,fort
Iron Age · Fort1.1 km
St Ninian's Chapel, Isle of Whithorn
Isle of whithorn1.1 km
Isle Head,fort
Iron Age · Fort1.2 km
Drummoral,fort
Iron Age · Fort2.5 km
Dinnans,two forts
Iron Age · Two forts3.1 km
Little Balsmith,standing stone
Bronze Age · Standing stone3.2 km
Burrow Head,forts W of
Iron Age · Forts4.2 km
Castle Feather,fort,Burrow Head
Iron Age · Fort,burrow head4.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm

Steinhead,fort 550m ESE of Isle Farm stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

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