Iron Age Fort
Iron Age Fort is an archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Iron Age Fort is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Glenashdale Falls Platform 1, as well as near Glenashdale Falls Platform 2.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giants’ Graves and Tighvein.
Giants’ Graves
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. They are situated within 40 metres of each other, and stand on a ridge 120 metres above the sea in a clearing in a forest, overlooking Whiting Bay to the south. Giants’ Graves is situated 1 mile east of Iron Age Fort.
Tighvein
Peak
Photo: William Bartlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tighvein is a hill above Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland. It is a Marilyn and the highest point on the south-eastern section of the island, south-east of the pass of Monamore Glen. Tighvein is situated 2½ miles northwest of Iron Age Fort.
Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Murray Walsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles north of Iron Age Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiting Bay and Kildonan.
Whiting Bay
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiting Bay is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of Lamlash and eight miles south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick.
Kildonan
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kildonan is a village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory. Kildonan is situated 2½ miles south of Iron Age Fort.
Lamlash
Village
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamlash is a town on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It lies three miles south of the island's main settlement and ferry port Brodick, in a sheltered bay on the island's east coast, facing the Holy Isle. Lamlash is situated 3½ miles north of Iron Age Fort.
Iron Age Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.48093° or 55° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-5.11765° or 5° 7′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C7PFVJJ+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2318739394OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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