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Watenan Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 165 metres north-west of Ulbster in Caithness, northern Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a defensive structure characteristic of the Iron Age period in northern Britain, when such forts served as centres of habitation and control within their localities. The fort's physical remains reflect the construction methods and spatial organisation typical of Iron Age settlements in the region, though like many such sites in Caithness, detailed structural evidence has been subject to erosion and landscape change over the intervening centuries.
Watenan,fort 165m NW of,Ulbster is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4289. View the official record →
Watenan Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 165 metres north-west of Ulbster in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4289.
Watenan,fort 165m NW of,Ulbster dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 165m nw of,ulbster. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Watenan,fort 165m NW of,Ulbster 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 SM4289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watenan,fort 100m SSW of,Ulbster (0.2 km), Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (0.4 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (0.6 km).
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