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The fort situated 70 metres north-east of Thorn in Perthshire is an Iron Age fortification of defensive earthwork construction. The site represents the settlement and defensive strategies of Iron Age communities in central Scotland, a period of considerable social organisation and territorial demarcation across the region. The fort's physical remains comprise earthen ramparts characteristic of Iron Age hill fort construction, though the specific dimensions and preservation state of this particular site reflect both its original construction methods and subsequent natural erosion. As a defensive structure of this period, it provides archaeological evidence for the pattern of fortified settlement that dominated Perthshire during the Iron Age, prior to the Roman incursions into Scotland.
Thorn, fort 70m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9367. View the official record →
The fort situated 70 metres north-east of Thorn in Perthshire is an Iron Age fortification of defensive earthwork construction. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9367.
Thorn, fort 70m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Thorn, fort 70m NE of 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 SM9367.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lochie, enclosure 350m SE of (0.6 km), Ogle Hill,fort (1 km), Ben Effray,fort (1.9 km).
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