Description

The monument is a fort of the Iron Age situated on a rocky promontory to the NE of Corsewall Lighthouse. Most of the promontory is naturally defended by cliffs but on the SE the easiest approach has been cut off by a stone wall surviving as a rubble bank with some facing stones. Immediately inside the wall is a level platform which may represent a house site, and in the rest of the interior,measuring 71m NW-SE by 41m transversely, are other similar sites.

On the E side of the interior is a mound measuring 6.5m in diameter and 0.8m high. The area to be scheduled includes the fort and an area around it within which traces of activity associated with its use may be found. It measures a maximum of 110m NW-SE by 90m transversely, bounded by, but excluding, the track to the SE, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a fort of the Iron Age which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement in the area. It is of particular importance because of the survival of a number of other forts in the W Rhins; the study of this group has the potential to increase greatly our knowledge of the organisation of the prehistoric landscape.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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RCAHMS records the monument as NW 97 SE 1

Source: Historic Environment Scotland