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Pleaknowe is a Iron Age fort and homestead situated in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders region. The site comprises defensive and domestic structures typical of the Iron Age settlement pattern in southern Scotland, representing the material culture and land use of communities during the pre-Roman Iron Age period. The monument's designation reflects its importance as evidence for understanding settlement hierarchies and economic organisation in this region during antiquity, before Roman military expansion into the area.
Pleaknowe,fort & homestead 430m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3412. View the official record →
Pleaknowe is a Iron Age fort and homestead situated in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3412.
Pleaknowe,fort & homestead 430m NW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & homestead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pleaknowe,fort & homestead 430m NW 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 SM3412.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (4.1 km), The Catrail,linear earthwork,W of Leap Burn to 100m E of Langside Burn (4.1 km), Cairn Sike,earthwork 1220m NE of Hawkhass House (4.2 km).
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