What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cow Castle as Fort (iron Age), Settlement (iron Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cow Castle is an Iron Age fort and settlement in Scotland, likely occupied between 800 BCE and 400 CE. It is remembered as part of the broader Iron Age landscape, reflecting early defensive and domestic architecture in the region.
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Places near here
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War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0