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Bochastle Hill is an Iron Age fort situated near Dunmore in Perthshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a prominent defensive position on the hillside and demonstrates the strategic settlement patterns characteristic of Iron Age communities in central Scotland during the last centuries before the Roman conquest. Archaeological evidence and its structural morphology indicate construction and use within the Iron Age period, with the site serving both defensive and administrative functions for its contemporary population. The associated well represents the practical infrastructure necessary to sustain occupation at this elevated location, reflecting the settlement's self-sufficiency and permanence as a territorial centre.
Bochastle Hill,fort & well,Dunmore is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3101. View the official record →
Bochastle Hill is an Iron Age fort situated near Dunmore in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3101.
Bochastle Hill,fort & well,Dunmore dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & well,dunmore. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bochastle Hill,fort & well,Dunmore 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 SM3101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mondowie, burial cairn 280m N of (6.7 km), Mondowie, ring cairn 350m NNW of (6.7 km), Portend, palisaded enclosure 400m E of (6.9 km).
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