Description

The monument comprises a fort of prehistoric date, visible as a series of low, upstanding earthen banks and mounds.

The monument occupies the summit of the Hill of Dores, at around 260m OD, within a conifer plantation. The site dominates a pass through the Sidlaw Hills. The fort is defined by two lines of rampart which enclose an oval central area. The inner rampart survives largely as a scarp, following the natural break of slope around the summit, with an external height of about 2m.

On the NE and SSE, however, it survives as a bank, measuring up to 5.5m in thickness and 0.5m in height. The outer rampart measures up to 6.5m in thickness and 0.4m in height; no trace of it survives above ground on the S. The interior of the fort measures about 92m NE-SW by 56m transversely. The original entrance appears to have been on the SW.

The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 140m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric defended settlement and economy.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 23 NE 8.

Aerial Photographs used:

RCAHMS (1991) B46686 NO23NE8.

RCAHMS (1991) B46688 NO23NE8.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland