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Fort 95m WNW of Raecleugh Head is a defended settlement in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, situated on the Early Devonian bedrock of the Reston Group, where conglomerate and sandstone beds provide a stable foundation for the earthworks. The monument is positioned in the rolling landscape of south-eastern Scotland, an area rich in Iron Age and Romano-British settlement evidence. Such forts typically functioned as territorial strongholds or defended homesteads, their defensive earthworks designed to protect inhabitants and livestock from rival groups. The site's prominence on the Berwickshire plateau would have afforded views across the surrounding countryside, making it strategically valuable for early communities. The fort is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4580, ensuring its preservation for future study and understanding of the region's archaeological heritage.
Fort, 95m WNW of Raecleugh Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4580. View the official record →
Fort 95m WNW of Raecleugh Head is a defended settlement in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, situated on the Early Devonian bedrock of the Reston Group, where conglomerate and sandstone beds provide a stable foundation for the earthworks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4580.
Fort, 95m WNW of Raecleugh Head 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 SM4580.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort, 225m NW of Raecleugh Head (0.2 km), Raecleugh Head Hill, fort 690m NNW of Raecleugh Head (0.6 km), Woodend, palisaded enclosure 335m NNE of (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fort, 95m WNW of Raecleugh Head's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Fort, 95m WNW of Raecleugh Head stands on Reston Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate and [subequal/subordinate] sandstone, interbedded.