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Mire Loch Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 400 metres south-west of the southern end of St Abbs in Berwickshire, Scotland. The fort comprises a defensive earthwork characteristic of the Iron Age period, occupying a prominent position within the local landscape. As a fortified site of this date and region, it represents evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and territorial control in south-east Scotland. The monument is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland Spatial Index under designation SM373.
Mire Loch,fort 400M SW of S end of,St Abbs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM373. View the official record →
Mire Loch Fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 400 metres south-west of the southern end of St Abbs in Berwickshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM373.
Mire Loch,fort 400M SW of S end of,St Abbs dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 400m sw of s end of,st abbs. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mire Loch,fort 400M SW of S end of,St Abbs 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 SM373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Reston, ring ditch 545m SSE of (7.5 km), Horn Burn, unenclosed settlement 375m NNW of and 265m N of (7.7 km), Bleachfield, settlement, enclosure, pit alignment 160m and 460m W of (7.8 km).
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