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Addinston Fort is an Iron Age fort situated on elevated ground 500 metres north-north-east of Addinston in Berwickshire, Scotland. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM362. The fort occupies a naturally defensible position on bedrock of the Reston Group, a formation of Early Devonian age comprising conglomerate and sandstone beds interbedded together, which would have provided a stable foundation for construction.
The fort represents a typical Iron Age defensive settlement, a period during which fortified sites became increasingly common across Scotland. The local bedrock composition of hard conglomerate and sandstone would have been a significant resource for building and stone-working at the site, potentially contributing to the fort's structural durability over two millennia.
The monument's survival on the exposed moorland of the Borders landscape reflects the permanence of Iron Age fortification technology and planning. Its scheduling recognises its archaeological importance as a record of Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in Berwickshire during the prehistoric period.
Addinston,fort 500m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM362. View the official record →
Addinston Fort is an Iron Age fort situated on elevated ground 500 metres north-north-east of Addinston in Berwickshire, Scotland. 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 the UK.
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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Addinston,fort 500m NNE of stands on Reston Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate and [subequal/subordinate] sandstone, interbedded.