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Black Castle is a fort situated at Newlands in East Lothian, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. The site comprises a substantial earthwork fortification characteristic of Iron Age defensive settlements in southeast Scotland. Its physical remains consist of a prominent defensive structure with characteristic ramparts and ditches that would have enclosed a settlement of considerable importance during the Iron Age period. The fort represents a significant example of Iron Age settlement hierarchy in the Lothian region and contributes to understanding of prehistoric fortified communities in this area of Scotland.
Black Castle,fort,Newlands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM745. View the official record →
Black Castle is a fort situated at Newlands in East Lothian, Scotland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM745.
Black Castle,fort,Newlands dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,newlands. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Black Castle,fort,Newlands 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 SM745.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hopes,fort,Long Yester (2.8 km), Knockhill Wood,enclosure 500m W of (4 km), Whitestone Cairn,cairn,Harestone Hill (4 km).
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