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Glen Cottage is an Iron Age promontory fort situated approximately 250 metres west-northwest of Glen Cottage in East Lothian, Scotland. The site occupies a naturally defensible promontory position and is characteristic of Iron Age coastal fortifications in eastern Scotland, dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age period. The fort's defences would have comprised earthwork ramparts positioned to defend the landward approaches, exploiting the natural cliff edges that form the seaward boundary. Such promontory forts represent significant settlement and defensive sites in the Iron Age landscape of Lothian, serving as territorial centres or refuges for local populations during this period of Scottish prehistory.
Glen Cottage,promontory fort 250m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5847. View the official record →
Glen Cottage is an Iron Age promontory fort situated approximately 250 metres west-northwest of Glen Cottage in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5847.
Glen Cottage,promontory fort 250m WNW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a promontory fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Glen Cottage,promontory fort 250m WNW 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 SM5847.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodhall Farm,enclosure 600m E of (2.1 km), Blackcastle Hill,homestead 370m ENE of Post Office Mast (2.7 km), Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains (2.8 km).
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