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Janet's Brae is a Iron Age fort situated approximately 750 metres east of Peebles Hydropathic in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders. The site consists of a univallate or bivallate defensive enclosure characteristic of Iron Age settlement in the Scottish Borders region, a landscape rich in such fortified settlements. The fort's precise chronology within the Iron Age period remains to be definitively established through systematic archaeological investigation, though its morphological features are consistent with occupation during the later pre-Roman Iron Age. The site represents an important example of the settlement hierarchy and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the Tweed Valley.
Janet's Brae, fort 750m E of Peebles Hydropathic is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3028. View the official record →
Janet's Brae is a Iron Age fort situated approximately 750 metres east of Peebles Hydropathic in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3028.
Janet's Brae, fort 750m E of Peebles Hydropathic dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 750m e of peebles hydropathic. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Janet's Brae, fort 750m E of Peebles Hydropathic 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 SM3028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grieston Hill,fort (6.5 km), Chester Hill,fort (7 km), Young Bush Wood,enclosure NW of (7.1 km).
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