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Park fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 800 metres south-east of Park in East Lothian, Scotland. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5794. The fort occupies ground underlain by Gala Group wacke bedrock of Telychian age, a hard sedimentary stone that would have been available to Iron Age builders for construction and tool-making.
The fort represents a form of defended settlement typical of Iron Age East Lothian, where hillforts and similar enclosed sites served as focal points for local communities. The wacke bedrock underlying the site would have provided a natural foundation for defensive structures, whilst the local stone could be quarried for ramparts and internal buildings. The choice of location reflects the strategic considerations of Iron Age societies in the region, occupying high ground with commanding views across the surrounding Lothian landscape.
Although the precise chronology and developmental sequence of Park fort remain to be fully determined by archaeological investigation, the site contributes to our understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-eastern Scotland. Such fortified sites are characteristic of a period of significant social and territorial organisation among the communities of Lothian, preceding the later Roman campaigns and Celtic societies of historic times.
Park,fort 800m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5794. View the official record →
Park fort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located approximately 800 metres south-east of Park in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5794.
Park,fort 800m SE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Park,fort 800m SE of 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 SM5794.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knockhill Wood,enclosure 500m W of (3 km), Whitestone Cairn,cairn,Harestone Hill (3.2 km), Kingside Rig,enclosure (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Park,fort 800m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Park,fort 800m SE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.