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Bodsberry Hill is a Iron Age hill fort located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a prominent hilltop position commanding views across the surrounding landscape, a siting typical of defensive settlements from this period. The underlying bedrock comprises wacke of the Shinnel and Glenlee formations, Ashgill in age, which would have provided a solid foundation for construction whilst presenting natural rocky outcrops that could be incorporated into defensive works.
The fort's ramparts and ditches follow the contours of the hilltop, a common defensive strategy employed during the Iron Age in Scotland. Such fortifications typically enclosed domestic and communal spaces, though the precise extent and condition of internal features cannot be determined without archaeological investigation. The elevated position of Bodsberry Hill would have afforded commanding views essential for early warning of approaching threats and for surveillance of surrounding territory.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2605, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement and territorial organisation in Lanarkshire. Hill forts of this type across southern Scotland reflect patterns of social hierarchy and organised settlement that characterised Iron Age communities, though many remain incompletely understood without systematic archaeological study.
Bodsberry Hill,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2605. View the official record →
Bodsberry Hill is a Iron Age hill fort located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2605.
Bodsberry Hill,fort 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.
Bodsberry Hill,fort 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 SM2605.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane (1.6 km), Air Cleuch,cairns 1300m S of Glengeith (1.7 km), Crookedstane,platform settlement 200m E of (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bodsberry Hill,fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bodsberry Hill,fort stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.