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Chesters is an Iron Age fort located in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland, occupying a commanding hilltop position in the landscape. The site comprises a substantial multivallate hillfort defended by multiple concentric ramparts and ditches, characteristic of later Iron Age fortifications in the Scottish Borders region. Its strategic location and defensive architecture suggest occupation during the later Iron Age, likely serving as a territorial or communal stronghold during this period. The fort represents an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive engineering practices in the south-eastern Scottish uplands.
Chesters, fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4452. View the official record →
Chesters is an Iron Age fort located in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland, occupying a commanding hilltop position in the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4452.
Chesters, 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.
Chesters, 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 SM4452.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eastfield, barrow 650m NW of (1.8 km), Blackcastle Rings,fort (4.7 km), Mersington House, deserted medieval village 100m SW of (4.7 km).
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