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Iron Age · Fort 1100m nw of burrance bridge

Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge

Scotland
HES SM604
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Fort 1100m nw of burrance bridge
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

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Overview

History & significance

Wallace's House is a Iron Age fort located approximately 1100 metres north-west of Burrance Bridge in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland with the reference SM604. The fort represents settlement activity during the Iron Age period, a significant phase of prehistoric occupation in southern Scotland. Its precise physical characteristics and state of preservation are consistent with other defensive settlements of the region from this era.

Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM604. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge?

Wallace's House is a Iron Age fort located approximately 1100 metres north-west of Burrance Bridge in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM604.

What period does Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge date from?

Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 1100m nw of burrance bridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge?

Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge 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 SM604.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Knock,settlement 300m WSW of Burrancehill Cottages (0.6 km), Maggiemauts Knowe,fort 150m NE of Courancehilly (1.2 km), Davie's Kirk,fort 40m W of (1.6 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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Knock,settlement 300m WSW of Burrancehill Cottages
Settlement 300m wsw of burrancehill cottages0.6 km
Maggiemauts Knowe,fort 150m NE of Courancehilly
Iron Age · Fort 150m ne of courancehilly1.2 km
Davie's Kirk,fort 40m W of
Iron Age · Fort1.6 km
Tanner's Linn, earthwork
Earthwork2.8 km
Cars Wood,fort
Iron Age · Fort4.1 km
Raehills, scooped settlement 650m NE of
Scooped settlement5.2 km
Murder Loch,Roman fortlet 120m NNW of Ivy Cottage
Iron Age · Roman fortlet 120m nnw of ivy cottage5.5 km
Archwood Hill, fort
Iron Age · Fort6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge

Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

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