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Cademuir Hill is an Iron Age fort situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The fort occupies a commanding position 1,800 metres west-south-west of Peebles, exploiting the natural topography of the surrounding landscape. It is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2715.
The fort is constructed upon bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke laid down during the Telychian period of the Ordovician era, approximately 440 million years ago. This hard, metamorphic rock would have provided a stable foundation for the defensive structures and offered some natural fortification to the site. The wacke outcrops characteristic of this region shaped both the location and construction of Iron Age settlements across Peeblesshire.
Such hill forts were typically occupied during the first millennium before Christ, serving as strongholds for local populations during a period of increasing social stratification and territorial assertion. The elevated situation at Cademuir Hill would have afforded commanding views across the surrounding Tweed valley, allowing effective surveillance and control of movement through the region during the Iron Age period.
Cademuir Hill,fort 1800m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2715. View the official record →
Cademuir Hill is an Iron Age fort situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2715.
Cademuir Hill,fort 1800m WSW 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.
Cademuir Hill,fort 1800m WSW 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 SM2715.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenrath,settlement 550m ENE of (3.4 km), Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of (4 km), Wood Hill,fort & enclosure (4.1 km).
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Cademuir Hill,fort 1800m WSW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.