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Oliver Castle is an Iron Age fort located near Walkerburn in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site comprises a univallate hillfort with a single defensive rampart enclosing an area of approximately 1.2 hectares, situated on elevated terrain that commands views across the surrounding landscape. The fort dates to the later Iron Age, likely within the period spanning the first millennium BC, and represents the defended settlement pattern characteristic of Celtic communities in southern Scotland during this period. Excavation and survey work has contributed to understanding the structure and chronology of the site, though much remains to be clarified regarding its precise occupation history and the nature of settlement activity within the fort.
Oliver Castle,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3144. View the official record →
Oliver Castle is an Iron Age fort located near Walkerburn in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3144.
Oliver Castle,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.
Oliver Castle,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 SM3144.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farm, settlement 735m SSW of (2.5 km), Weird Law, platform settlement 550m S of summit (2.8 km), Hawkshaw Farm, unenclosed platform settlement 1240m E of (2.8 km).
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