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Northshield Rings is a Iron Age fort located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, forming part of The Camps archaeological complex in the region. The monument comprises multivallate defensive works characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, with concentric rings of earthwork defences that would have enclosed a settlement space. The site reflects the pattern of fortified occupation during the pre-Roman Iron Age, demonstrating the strategic importance of elevated positions in the upland areas of the Scottish Borders during this period. The fort's design and construction methods are consistent with other contemporary Iron Age fortifications found across southern Scotland.
Northshield Rings,fort,The Camps is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM731. View the official record →
Northshield Rings is a Iron Age fort located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, forming part of The Camps archaeological complex in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM731.
Northshield Rings,fort,The Camps dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort,the camps. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Northshield Rings,fort,The Camps 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 SM731.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crosskirk, church and friary, Peebles (8.6 km), Peebles,town wall (8.7 km), Peebles,St Andrew's Church (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Northshield Rings,fort,The Camps's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Northshield Rings,fort,The Camps stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.