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Fort and earthworks, Shaw Craigs is a prehistoric fortified site located near Shaw Craigs in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders, with substantial ramparts and ditches that would have enclosed and protected a settlement on elevated terrain. The site's position on prominent ground reflects the strategic importance of controlling approaches across the surrounding landscape, typical of defended settlements dating to the Iron Age period. The surviving earthwork remains provide evidence of the scale and construction techniques employed in border fortifications during this period of Scottish prehistory.
Fort and earthworks, Shaw Craigs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2152. View the official record →
Fort and earthworks, Shaw Craigs is a prehistoric fortified site located near Shaw Craigs in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2152.
Fort and earthworks, Shaw Craigs 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 SM2152.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chapel Knowe, farmstead 100m WSW of (0.7 km), Wattie's Spindles, pele house and associated buildings (0.7 km), Steel Knowe, medieval and later settlements and field systems (2.1 km).
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