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Habchester Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 1100 metres east-south-east of Bastleridge in Berwickshire, Scotland. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM4637 and represents the later prehistoric period of occupation in the Scottish Borders region. The fort survives as an earthwork monument, though detailed archaeological investigation of its precise structural characteristics and chronological refinement within the Iron Age period remains limited in the published scholarly record. Its inclusion in the HES record indicates its recognition as a site of archaeological significance to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Borders landscape.
Habchester,fort 1100m ESE of Bastleridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4637. View the official record →
Habchester Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 1100 metres east-south-east of Bastleridge in Berwickshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4637.
Habchester,fort 1100m ESE of Bastleridge dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 1100m ese of bastleridge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Habchester,fort 1100m ESE of Bastleridge 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 SM4637.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Witches Cleuch, fort 430m ENE of Chesterfield (4.8 km), Camphill settlement (5.1 km), Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery (6.2 km).
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