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Glenkerie Burn fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Peeblesshire, south-eastern Scotland. The site comprises a substantial defensive structure characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders region, dating to the period broadly spanning the first millennium before the Common Era. The fort's physical remains reflect the defensive strategies and settlement practices of Iron Age communities, with its location and construction indicating strategic positioning within the local landscape. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation, it represents an important archaeological record of pre-Roman settlement and social organisation in the Tweed Valley region.
Glenkerie Burn,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3084. View the official record →
Glenkerie Burn fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Peeblesshire, south-eastern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3084.
Glenkerie Burn,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Glenkerie Burn,fort 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 SM3084.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Weird Law, platform settlement 550m S of summit (4.3 km), Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of (4.6 km), Menzion Farm,three enclosed cremation cemeteries 1550m WSW of (4.7 km).
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