Description

The monument consists of the remains of an Iron Age hillfort,

situated on the summit of Mullach.

The fort encloses an area some 110m E-W by 120m, and is defended by concentric stone-built walls about 25-28m apart. The inner wall is slight, and only visible on the S part of the circuit, as a grassed- over bank some 0.3m high. The outer wall survives as a grassy bank up

to 2m wide and 0.5m high. Again, it is best preserved in the S

portion, the N part showing as a slight scarp only. A gap in the

walls at the SE side suggests an entrance, but the site is too

heavily overgrown for more detail to be recorded.

There are reports of vitrified material (stones fused by heat,

perhaps from the burning of a timber-laced rampart) from the site,

but no such material is visible now. The hill is recorded as a beacon-stance in 1448, but whether this was on the grounds of contemporary use or the discovery of burnt stones at that time is not known.

The area to be scheduled is an irregular polygon taking in the summit

of the hill and measuring a maximum of 210m N-S by 210m E-W, to

include the fort, its ramparts or walls, and a small area outside in which evidence relating to its construction and use may survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland