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Hollybush is a substantial earthwork located in Selkirkshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument comprises a series of defensive earthen banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements, though its precise dating remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The site's topography and engineering suggest it served as a protective enclosure for a settlement, controlling movement across the landscape during the later prehistoric period. Its survival as an upstanding earthwork makes it an important example of indigenous settlement infrastructure in the Scottish Borders during the pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age.
Hollybush,earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2258. View the official record →
Hollybush is a substantial earthwork located in Selkirkshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2258.
Hollybush,earthwork 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 SM2258.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh (6.3 km), Peel Hill, motte and bailey castle, Selkirk (6.5 km), Philiphaugh, settlement and burial ground 150m S of Calton Cottage (6.5 km).
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