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Birgham Haugh is an Iron Age fort and associated enclosures located approximately 800 metres south-west of Birgham in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The site comprises a substantial fortified settlement with multiple defensive features characteristic of Iron Age construction in south-eastern Scotland, including earthwork ramparts and ditches defining the fort's perimeter and adjoining enclosures. Though specific details of its internal layout and precise dating within the Iron Age period remain subject to archaeological interpretation, the monument represents an important example of the fortified settlements that were established across the Borders region during the later prehistoric period.
Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5017. View the official record →
Birgham Haugh is an Iron Age fort and associated enclosures located approximately 800 metres south-west of Birgham in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5017.
Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW 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 SM5017.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Redden,fort and enclosure 750m E of (0.9 km), Lochton,enclosure 250m SSE of (1 km), Redden, settlement 60m SE of (1.7 km).
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