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North Synton Fort is an Iron Age hillfort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The site is defined by substantial defensive earthworks comprising a rampart and ditch system typical of Iron Age fortifications in the region, dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age period. The fort occupies a defensive position characteristic of settlements from this era, though detailed excavation records and specific artefactual evidence for the site remain limited in the published scholarly record. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM2273, North Synton Fort represents the Iron Age settlement pattern and defensive architecture of the Borders uplands.
North Synton,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2273. View the official record →
North Synton Fort is an Iron Age hillfort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2273.
North Synton,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.
North Synton,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 SM2273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown (3.6 km), Broadlee Hill,fort (3.9 km), Leap Linn,earthwork (5.7 km).
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