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Muirburn Castle is a Iron Age fort and associated scooped settlement located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. The site consists of defensive earthworks characteristic of the Iron Age period, with the fort itself representing a significant example of prehistoric settlement and fortification in the Scottish Borders region. The scooped settlement features indicate domestic occupation, with the distinctive shallow depressions in the landscape marking the locations of former dwellings or structures. The monument demonstrates the pattern of Iron Age settlement and land use in the Tweed valley area during the later prehistoric period.
Muirburn Castle,fort & scooped settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3142. View the official record →
Muirburn Castle is a Iron Age fort and associated scooped settlement located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3142.
Muirburn Castle,fort & scooped settlement dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & scooped settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Muirburn Castle,fort & scooped settlement 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 SM3142.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knowe Kniffling,fort (8 km), Glenholm Church (8.3 km), Cardon,settlement 650m SW of (8.4 km).
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