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Glenkerie Burn fort is an Iron Age hillfort occupying a commanding position in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The fort exploits the natural defensive properties of its location, situated where the underlying Shinnel and Glenlee Formations create the bedrock geology of the area. These Ordovician wackes, exposed across the local landscape, would have provided stone for fortification works and presented natural rocky outcrops that enhanced the site's defensibility.
The fort's construction reflects the settlement patterns of Iron Age communities in southern Scotland, when hillforts served as centres for territorial control, storage and refuge. The site's position in Peeblesshire places it within a broader network of contemporary fortified settlements that occupied high ground overlooking river valleys and communication routes across the Borders region.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory scheduling reference SM3084, recognising its importance as evidence of Iron Age occupation and social organisation in south-eastern Scotland. The fort contributes to understanding settlement hierarchies and land use during the later prehistoric period in this strategically significant border landscape.
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 hillfort occupying a commanding position in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. 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 the UK.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Glenkerie Burn,fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Glenkerie Burn,fort stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.