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Huntfold Hill is a Iron Age fort and field system located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site sits on bedrock composed of Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, specifically mafic lavas and tuffs formed during the Devonian period. This volcanic geology forms part of the distinctive landscape of the region and would have been exposed or thinly soiled when the fort was constructed, creating naturally defensible terrain.
The fort itself represents a typical Iron Age settlement pattern in southern Scotland, combining domestic occupation with evidence of agricultural use through its associated field system. The volcanic bedrock underlying the site would have influenced both the construction methods available to its inhabitants and the productivity of the surrounding land for cultivation and pasture. The mafic rocks, being dense and relatively hard, would have required deliberate quarrying or selection for any stone-built elements of the fortifications.
The site is now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2165, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of Iron Age settlement and land use in the Scottish Borders. The combination of fort and field system demonstrates the integrated economy of Iron Age communities in this region, where domestic security and agricultural practice were intimately linked within the landscape.
Huntfold Hill, fort and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2165. View the official record →
Huntfold Hill is a Iron Age fort and field system located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2165.
Huntfold Hill, fort and field system dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Huntfold Hill, fort and field system 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 SM2165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hindhope Hill,fort (4.6 km), Brownhart Law,Roman signal station & Roman road,Dere Street (5.2 km), Round cairn 420m north-east of Blindburn Bridge (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Huntfold Hill, fort and field system'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.
Huntfold Hill, fort and field system stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.