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Easter Dawyck is a Iron Age fort and settlement located in Peeblesshire, southern Scotland, approximately 730 metres east-south-east of Dawyck House. The site occupies wacke bedrock of the Gala Group, deposited during the Telychian period, which forms part of the Southern Uplands geological formation. This resistant greywacke sandstone would have provided a stable foundation for prehistoric construction and remains a prominent feature of the local landscape.
The monument comprises both fortified and domestic elements typical of Iron Age settlement in the Borders region. The fort's position on Gala Group bedrock, with its natural drainage properties, would have offered practical advantages for habitation. The integration of fort and settlement structures suggests a community combining defensive capability with permanent occupation, a pattern common in Iron Age Scotland during the centuries immediately preceding the Roman advance northward.
Easter Dawyck is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2950, recognising its archaeological significance. The site contributes to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and social organisation in the Tweed Valley, where such fortified settlements formed focal points for local populations managing pastoral and agricultural resources across the upland terrain.
Easter Dawyck,fort & settlement 730m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2950. View the official record →
Easter Dawyck is a Iron Age fort and settlement located in Peeblesshire, southern Scotland, approximately 730 metres east-south-east of Dawyck House. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2950.
Easter Dawyck,fort & settlement 730m ESE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Easter Dawyck,fort & settlement 730m ESE 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 SM2950.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of (4 km), Posso,tower & associated structures WNW of (4.1 km), Glenrathope,settlement 1300m WNW to 350m E of Glenrathope (5.3 km).
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Easter Dawyck,fort & settlement 730m ESE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.