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Cardon is a hillfort situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The fort occupies ground underlain by wacke deposits of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, dating to the Caradocian period. This hard, fine-grained bedrock provides a substantial natural foundation, typical of the upland terrain that characterised Iron Age settlement in this region.
The fort belongs to the tradition of univallate or multivallate hillforts constructed across southern Scotland during the Iron Age. Such fortifications typically exploited naturally defensible hilltop locations, as here, combining landscape advantage with constructed earthwork defences. The wacke bedrock, whilst challenging for ditch excavation, would have offered stable ground for rampart construction and settlement.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the care of Historic Environment Scotland, reference SM876, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in the Borders region. The fort contributes to understanding how communities exploited the Peeblesshire uplands during this period, adapting their defensive strategies to the local geology and topography.
Cardon,fort NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM876. View the official record →
Cardon is a hillfort situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM876.
Cardon,fort NW 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.
Cardon,fort NW 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 SM876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chester Knowes, enclosure (5.6 km), Tripans Knowe,enclosure (5.8 km), Glenkerie Burn,fort (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cardon,fort NW of'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.
Cardon,fort NW of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.