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Castle Knowe is a Iron Age fort located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders region. The site comprises a substantial hillfort with defensive earthworks typical of the Iron Age period, positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape. As with many similar fortified settlements in southern Scotland, Castle Knowe likely served as a centre for settlement and defence during the Iron Age, though the specific chronology and phases of occupation remain subjects of archaeological study. The fort forms part of the wider network of Iron Age hillforts distributed across the Borders, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and territorial organisation in prehistoric southern Scotland.
Castle Knowe, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2954. View the official record →
Castle Knowe is a Iron Age fort located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2954.
Castle Knowe, fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Knowe, 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 SM2954.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grieston Hill,fort (2.1 km), Caerlee Hill, fort (2.3 km), Chester Hill,fort (2.4 km).
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