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Addinston Fort is a Iron Age hillfort situated approximately 500 metres north-north-east of Addinston in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The fort comprises a substantial univallate or multivallate earthwork typical of the Iron Age period, with defensive banks and ditches arranged concentrically around a central defended area. The site occupies a strategically prominent location within the landscape of the eastern borderlands, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in this region. Such forts served defensive, administrative, and possibly ceremonial functions within Iron Age communities of the first millennium BC, though the specific chronology and period of use at this particular site would require archaeological investigation to establish precisely.
Addinston,fort 500m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM362. View the official record →
Addinston Fort is a Iron Age hillfort situated approximately 500 metres north-north-east of Addinston in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM362.
Addinston,fort 500m NNE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Addinston,fort 500m NNE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM362.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burncastle,fort 400m NNE of (2.5 km), Dabshead Hill,fort and standing stone (3.4 km), Fort and settlement, Blackchester (3.5 km).
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