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Trowdale Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The site consists of a univallate or bivallate defensive arrangement typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region, commanding views across the local landscape. Its precise chronology within the Iron Age remains to be definitively established through systematic excavation, though the morphological characteristics align it with fortified settlements of the pre-Roman Iron Age period in southern Scotland. The fort represents the regional practice of elevated stronghold construction, reflecting both the social hierarchies and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in this area.
Trowdale,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1099. View the official record →
Trowdale Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1099.
Trowdale,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.
Trowdale,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 SM1099.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Doon Hill,Mote of Doon,Doon of Urr (1.5 km), Erncrogo Loch, fish ponds 400m S of Erncrogo (2 km), Crofts Mote,fort (3.5 km).
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