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Coldingham Loch, fort and settlement is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 530 metres south of Biter's Craig. The site comprises both fortification and domestic occupation features characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders region. The fort's construction and use reflect the later prehistoric period's emphasis on defensible locations, with the settlement demonstrating sustained habitation during the Iron Age. The proximity to Coldingham Loch itself would have provided strategic advantages in terms of water access and territorial control within this area of southeastern Scotland.
Coldingham Loch, fort and settlement 530m S of Biter's Craig is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM367. View the official record →
Coldingham Loch, fort and settlement is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 530 metres south of Biter's Craig. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM367.
Coldingham Loch, fort and settlement 530m S of Biter's Craig dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and settlement 530m s of biter's craig. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Coldingham Loch, fort and settlement 530m S of Biter's Craig 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 SM367.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Reston, ring ditch 545m SSE of (8 km), Horn Burn, unenclosed settlement 375m NNW of and 265m N of (8.3 km), Bleachfield, settlement, enclosure, pit alignment 160m and 460m W of (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Coldingham Loch, fort and settlement 530m S of Biter's Craig'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.
Coldingham Loch, fort and settlement 530m S of Biter's Craig stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.