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Blythe, fort 300m SW of is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region. The fort occupies a naturally defensive position on the local landscape, built upon bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formation, which originated during the Telychian period of the Silurian era. This underlying geology would have provided a relatively stable foundation for the earthworks and structures constructed by its Iron Age inhabitants.
The fort's location in the rolling hills of Berwickshire places it within a landscape dotted with similar defensive settlements that characterise the Iron Age settlement pattern of the region. Such forts typically served as centres of power, storage and refuge for local populations during this period, roughly between the 8th and 1st centuries BC. The wacke bedrock on which the fort stands reflects the ancient geological heritage of the Scottish Borders, part of the distinctive landscape that shaped Iron Age communities in southeast Scotland.
The monument is protected under the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM4468, recognising its significance as a surviving example of Iron Age fortification in the region. The archaeological and historical importance of such sites lies in their physical testimony to the military, social and economic organisation of Iron Age societies in pre-Roman Scotland.
Blythe, fort 300m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4468. View the official record →
Blythe, fort 300m SW of is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4468.
Blythe, fort 300m SW 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.
Blythe, fort 300m 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 SM4468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blythe, settlement 1150m SSW of (0.9 km), Hare Faulds, fort 2000m NNW of Dod Mill (1 km), Thirlestane Hill,fort (1.5 km).
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Blythe, fort 300m SW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.