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Kaimes Hill Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Midlothian, Scotland. The site comprises a substantial hillfort with defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-eastern Scotland, featuring banks and ditches that once enclosed the settlement area. The fort dates to the Iron Age period, representing the type of defended homestead or communal settlement common to this region during the later prehistoric era. Such hillforts served both defensive and administrative functions within Iron Age societies, and Kaimes Hill's location and construction reflect the strategic importance placed on elevated positions in the landscape during this period.
Kaimes Hill,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1172. View the official record →
Kaimes Hill Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1172.
Kaimes Hill,fort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Kaimes Hill,fort 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 SM1172.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dalmahoy Hill, fort (0.6 km), Dalmahoy,cross slab,St Mary's Church (2.9 km), Tormain Hill,cup & ring marked rocks 700m NE of Bonnington Mains (3.1 km).
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