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Penchrise Pen is an Iron Age fort located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, situated approximately 635 metres southwest of Penchrise Farm Cottage. The fort occupies a hilltop position typical of Iron Age defensive settlements in the Scottish Borders region, commanding views over the surrounding landscape. Its construction and occupation belong to the later prehistory of southern Scotland, reflecting the settlement patterns and territorial organization of Iron Age communities in this area. The site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age fortified settlement in the Scottish Borders.
Penchrise Pen, fort 635m SW of Penchrise Farm Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2296. View the official record →
Penchrise Pen is an Iron Age fort located in Roxburghshire, Scotland, situated approximately 635 metres southwest of Penchrise Farm Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2296.
Penchrise Pen, fort 635m SW of Penchrise Farm Cottage dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 635m sw of penchrise farm cottage. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Penchrise Pen, fort 635m SW of Penchrise Farm Cottage 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 SM2296.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (1.4 km), Gray Coat,pele-house 370m SE of (2.4 km), Tinlee,standing stone 718m SSE of Peelbraehope (2.5 km).
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