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Peace Knowe is a Iron Age fort located in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. The monument occupies a defensible position above sedimentary bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, which formed during the Visean period and provides the geological foundation beneath the site. This stone sequence, composed of cyclically deposited sedimentary layers, would have influenced both the fort's construction and the landscape available to its builders.
The fort represents the later prehistoric period, when fortified settlements served as centres of power, refuge and territorial control across Scotland. Its construction exploited the natural topography of the location, a common strategy for Iron Age builders seeking defensive advantage. The specific geology of Linlithgowshire, with its varied sedimentary bedrock, shaped the resources available to the community that built and occupied this settlement.
Peace Knowe is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1901, recognising its archaeological significance as a rare surviving example of Iron Age fortification in the region. The monument contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and defensive architecture in Lowland Scotland.
Peace Knowe,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1901. View the official record →
Peace Knowe is a Iron Age fort located in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1901.
Peace Knowe,fort 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.
Peace Knowe,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 SM1901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Mains,homestead moat 200m N of (2.3 km), Carledubs, unenclosed settlement, 275m NE of 30 Carledubs Crescent (3.6 km), Craigmailing,cross slab 550m NW of (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Peace Knowe,fort'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.
Peace Knowe,fort stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.