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Strath Howe is a Iron Age fort located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site comprises a defended enclosure typical of the Iron Age period in north-east Scotland, when such fortified settlements served as focal points for local communities and centres of economic or territorial control. The fort's physical remains reflect the defensive priorities of its period, with earthwork fortifications that would have been formidable obstacles to contemporary warfare and raiding. Like other comparable Iron Age forts in the region, Strath Howe represents an important phase in Scottish prehistoric settlement patterns, though the specific dates of construction and occupation remain subject to ongoing archaeological investigation.
Strath Howe,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5956. View the official record →
Strath Howe is a Iron Age fort located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5956.
Strath Howe,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.
Strath Howe,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 SM5956.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenhouses,hut circles 1100m S of (0.3 km), Windyheads Hill, Gee station and camp (1.4 km), Blackhillocks, hut circle 710m SE of (2.7 km).
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