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Hamilton House fort is an Iron Age fort located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 275 metres south-south-west of Hamilton House itself. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12362. Iron Age forts of this type, typically dating between the 8th and 1st centuries BC, served as defended settlements and territorial markers across northern Britain, often occupying elevated or strategic positions within the landscape.
The fort is constructed upon bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a geological formation comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone laid down during the Osagean period. This mixed geology would have presented particular challenges and opportunities for the fort's builders, with the harder sandstone providing stability for rampart construction whilst softer deposits allowed for easier quarrying of building materials. The local stone would have been readily available for fortification works.
As a defended settlement in Berwickshire, the fort reflects the settlement patterns and social organisation of Iron Age communities in the Borders region. Such forts typically enclosed domestic and storage structures within banks and ditches or stone ramparts, serving both practical defensive purposes and as expressions of communal identity and social status within the landscape.
Hamilton House, fort 275m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12362. View the official record →
Hamilton House fort is an Iron Age fort located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated approximately 275 metres south-south-west of Hamilton House itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12362.
Hamilton House, fort 275m SSW of 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.
Hamilton House, fort 275m SSW 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 SM12362.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed settlement, 620m south east of Cornhill Castle (5 km), Cornhill Castle (5 km), The King's Stone NW of Crookham Westfield Farm (6.4 km).
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Hamilton House, fort 275m SSW of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.