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Bell Hill is an Iron Age fort situated 910 metres north-east of Smedheugh in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by wacke of the Hawick Group, a sedimentary formation dating to the Wenlock period. This durable local stone would have provided ready material for the construction of ramparts and fortifications typical of Iron Age settlement in the Borders.
The fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1724, reflecting its archaeological importance to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. Forts of this type served as defended settlements, communal gathering places, and symbols of territorial control during the first millennium before the Roman conquest.
Bell Hill's position in Roxburghshire places it within an area that saw intensive Iron Age occupation across the river valleys and upland margins of the Scottish Borders. The specific topography and geology of this location would have influenced how the community planned and constructed their fortifications to best advantage.
Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1724. View the official record →
Bell Hill is an Iron Age fort situated 910 metres north-east of Smedheugh in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1724.
Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 910m ne of smedheugh. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh 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 SM1724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peel Hill, motte and bailey castle, Selkirk (2.8 km), New Greenhill,fort (3.1 km), Clerklands,fort (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.