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Easter Broomhouse is a promontory fort of Iron Age date located in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument occupies a naturally defensive headland position, with the surrounding landscape providing inherent protection through its topography. Such promontory forts represent a characteristic settlement form of the Iron Age in eastern Scotland, where communities exploited coastal or elevated terrain to create defensible strongholds with minimal artificial fortification required.
The fort is constructed on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate deposited during the Late Devonian period. These durable geological foundations would have provided a stable base for settlement structures, whilst the exposed rock faces of the promontory itself offered natural defensive advantages. The specific geology of this location would have influenced both the construction methods available to Iron Age builders and the long-term stability of any structures established here.
Easter Broomhouse is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5836. This statutory designation ensures the preservation of this Iron Age site for future study and understanding of settlement patterns in Iron Age East Lothian. The monument remains an important archaeological resource contributing to knowledge of prehistoric occupation and defensive settlement strategies in southeast Scotland.
Easter Broomhouse,promontory fort 400m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5836. View the official record →
Easter Broomhouse is a promontory fort of Iron Age date located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5836.
Easter Broomhouse,promontory fort 400m S of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a promontory fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Easter Broomhouse,promontory fort 400m S of 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 SM5836.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Black Loch,enclosure 350m SSE of (3.5 km), Thurston Mains,enclosure 600m WNW of (4.1 km), Woodhall Farm,enclosure 600m E of (4.2 km).
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Easter Broomhouse,promontory fort 400m S of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.