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Queen Mary's Mount is a Iron Age fort located in Midlothian, Scotland. The site is situated on elevated terrain commanding views of the surrounding landscape, a characteristic feature of fortified settlements from this period. The fort's earthwork defences, including ramparts and ditches, reflect the defensive architecture typical of Iron Age hill forts in south-eastern Scotland. The fort has been subject to archaeological investigation and is recorded within the Historic Environment Record as a significant monument of Iron Age settlement and territorial control in the Midlothian region.
Queen Mary's Mount,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6204. View the official record →
Queen Mary's Mount is a Iron Age fort located in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6204.
Queen Mary's Mount,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.
Queen Mary's Mount,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 SM6204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Play Hill, settlement (7.7 km), Hope,enclosure 300m SSE of (7.9 km), Crichton Mains,souterrain 1280m E of (8.1 km).
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