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Glenbield Fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 800 metres east-north-east of Glenbield in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders. The site comprises a univallate fort, defended by a single rampart, characteristic of Iron Age defensive architecture in the region. Its construction and use date to the Iron Age period, when such fortified settlements served as strongholds for local communities across southern Scotland. The fort's location within the Tweed valley reflects the strategic importance of this landscape during the pre-Roman Iron Age.
Glenbield, fort 800m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3040. View the official record →
Glenbield Fort is an Iron Age fortification located approximately 800 metres east-north-east of Glenbield in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3040.
Glenbield, fort 800m ENE 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.
Glenbield, fort 800m ENE 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 SM3040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Newby,fort 320m SSE of (5.3 km), Upper Newby,fort 910m SSE of (5.9 km), Chester Hill,fort & settlement (7.1 km).
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