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Green Castle is an Iron Age fort situated in Newlands, East Lothian. The site occupies a defensible position developed on bedrock of the Gala Group, a wacke formation dating to the Telychian period. The fort's location within the rolling agricultural landscape of East Lothian reflects the strategic value of its natural topography for settlement and control of the surrounding terrain during the Iron Age.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM747. Like other hillforts of its type and period in south-east Scotland, Green Castle would have served multiple functions as both a defended settlement and a centre of local authority. The solid wacke bedrock beneath the site provided a stable foundation for the construction of its defensive structures.
The fort remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns in East Lothian. Its preservation as a scheduled monument ensures that this landscape feature, rooted in the ancient geology of the region, contributes to the wider historical narrative of Iron Age society in south-eastern Scotland.
Green Castle,fort,Newlands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM747. View the official record →
Green Castle is an Iron Age fort situated in Newlands, East Lothian. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM747.
Green Castle,fort,Newlands dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,newlands. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Green Castle,fort,Newlands 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 SM747.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hopes,fort,Long Yester (2.4 km), Whitestone Cairn,cairn,Harestone Hill (3.6 km), Knockhill Wood,enclosure 500m W of (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Green Castle,fort,Newlands'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.
Green Castle,fort,Newlands stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.