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Chester Hill is a Iron Age fort located in Berwickshire, Scotland, consisting of defensive ramparts and associated cultivation terraces. The fort's construction and occupation date to the Iron Age period, when such hillforts served as centres of settlement and defence across the Scottish Borders region. The site comprises a fortified enclosure defined by substantial earthwork ramparts, alongside evidence of agricultural land use in the form of cultivation terraces which lie within or adjacent to the fort's defences. These terraces represent the agricultural sustenance economy of the Iron Age community and indicate the integration of settlement and food production at the site.
Chester Hill,fort and cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4918. View the official record →
Chester Hill is a Iron Age fort located in Berwickshire, Scotland, consisting of defensive ramparts and associated cultivation terraces. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4918.
Chester Hill,fort and cultivation terraces dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and cultivation terraces. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Chester Hill,fort and cultivation terraces 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 SM4918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Foulden Old Tithe Barn (4.9 km), Halidon Hill settlement (5.6 km), Camphill settlement (5.9 km).
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