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French Camp is a Iron Age fort located in Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland. The site occupies a prominent position commanding the surrounding landscape and represents settlement activity during the Iron Age period. The fort's physical character is defined by defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in southeast Scotland, though the precise chronological extent of occupation remains subject to ongoing archaeological interpretation. This monument forms part of the broader Iron Age settlement pattern in East Lothian and contributes to understanding of pre-Roman fortified sites in the region.
French Camp,fort,Dunglass is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3191. View the official record →
French Camp is a Iron Age fort located in Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3191.
French Camp,fort,Dunglass dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,dunglass. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
French Camp,fort,Dunglass 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 SM3191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunglass Collegiate Church, 70m E of 2 Stable Cottages (0.4 km), Springfield,palisaded enclosure and ring ditch 200m E of (1.1 km), Springfield,enclosure 300m NNE of (1.2 km).
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