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Cunzierton fort is an Iron Age hillfort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The site comprises a substantial defensive enclosure with ramparts typical of Iron Age settlement fortifications in south-eastern Scotland, dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age period. Its location reflects the strategic settlement patterns of Iron Age communities in the region, occupying a position of defensive advantage within the landscape. The fort represents an important example of Iron Age material culture and settlement hierarchy in the Borders area, though detailed excavation records remain limited in the published archaeological literature for this specific site.
Cunzierton,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2170. View the official record →
Cunzierton fort is an Iron Age hillfort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2170.
Cunzierton,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.
Cunzierton,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 SM2170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heugh Law, fort (5.7 km), Loddan Hill North, palisaded settlement 800m NNE of summit (5.8 km), Plenderleith, scooped settlement 300m SSW of (6 km).
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