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Fosterlands fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 500 metres north of Fosterlands in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The fort comprises a univallate or bivallate earthwork with a substantial defensive rampart, typical of Iron Age hillforts and enclosed settlements found in the eastern borderlands during the pre-Roman Iron Age. The site represents an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Merse region and would have functioned as a defended residence or communal gathering place for local populations. The fort's precise chronological span within the Iron Age remains subject to archaeological interpretation, though such sites in Berwickshire are generally attributed to the period between approximately 500 BC and the Roman arrival in the region during the first century AD.
Fosterlands, fort 500m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4998. View the official record →
Fosterlands fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 500 metres north of Fosterlands in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4998.
Fosterlands, fort 500m N of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Fosterlands, fort 500m N 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 SM4998.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bonkyl and Preston parish church, church 10m S of (2.3 km), Bunkle Castle (2.6 km), Preston Cleugh, fort 2000m N of Preston (3.6 km).
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