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Suie Hill fort is an Iron Age fortification in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The fort is constructed on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a wacke formation dating to the Wenlock period, which provides a naturally resistant foundation across this region of the Southern Uplands.
Iron Age hillforts such as Suie Hill typically served multiple functions as defended settlements, territorial markers and centres for storage or craft production. The choice of this hillforted location reflects Iron Age communities' understanding of their landscape, with the Hawick Group geology creating naturally defensible slopes and outcrops suitable for rampart construction.
The fort's preservation as a scheduled monument recognises its significance in understanding Iron Age settlement patterns in south-west Scotland. The combination of topography and local geology has enabled the survival of archaeological evidence that contributes to knowledge of Iron Age society and land use in this part of Kirkcudbrightshire.
Suie Hill,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1096. View the official record →
Suie Hill fort is an Iron Age fortification in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1096.
Suie Hill,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Suie Hill,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 SM1096.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Kirkcarswell,fort (1.7 km), West Kirkcarswell,fort (2.1 km), West Kirkcarswell,motte (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Suie Hill,fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Suie Hill,fort stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.