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Harehope Rings is an Iron Age fort located on Harehope Hill in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The monument comprises multiple concentric defensive rings or ramparts that characterise hillforts of the Iron Age period, demonstrating the strategic importance of elevated positions in prehistoric settlement patterns. The fort's location on high ground would have provided commanding views across the surrounding landscape, typical of Iron Age fortifications in the Scottish Borders region. Such hillforts are understood to have served as centres of power, trade, and refuge during the latter Iron Age, reflecting the social complexity of pre-Roman Britain.
Harehope Rings,fort,Harehope Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2677. View the official record →
Harehope Rings is an Iron Age fort located on Harehope Hill in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2677.
Harehope Rings,fort,Harehope Hill dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,harehope hill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Harehope Rings,fort,Harehope Hill 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 SM2677.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hog's Knowe,settlement 400m WNW of Glenternie House (7.9 km), Cademuir Hill,fort 1800m WSW of (8 km), Cademuir, earthwork 360m SE of (8.7 km).
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