Description

The monument comprises the remains of a later prehistoric or early medieval fort. It measures about 110m from north to south by about 32m within a stone wall measuring up to about 2.8m wide. There is an entrance gap on the northeast. Two more outer walls cut across the ridge to the north on terraces lower down the slope. The monument occupies a north-south aligned ridge from which the ground falls away steeply on all sides, at around 160m above sea level.

The scheduled area is irregular. It includes the remains described above and an area around within which evidence relating to the monument's construction, use and abandonment is expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map. The above ground elements of all fences are specifically excluded to allow for their maintenance.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as it makes a significant contribution to our understanding or appreciation of the past as a fort of later prehistoric or early medieval date. It has the potential to add to our understanding of later prehistoric and early medieval society in western Scotland and the function, use and development of forts and other defended sites. The monument survives as upstanding stone ramparts and buried deposits and there is significant potential for the survival of buried archaeological deposits within and around the site. It is part of a wider cluster of later prehistoric and later sites and can significantly add to our understanding of settlement, society, economy and social hierarchy during the later prehistoric and early medieval periods. The fort contributes to our understanding of the siting of such enclosures and how their builders exploited topographic features for defence and display. 

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland