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Raecleugh Head Hill is an Iron Age fort located approximately 690 metres north-north-west of Raecleugh Head in Berwickshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a commanding hilltop position characteristic of Iron Age defensive settlements in the Borders region, affording strategic views across the surrounding landscape. Its defences consist of multiple ramparts and ditches, typical of the fortified enclosures that proliferated across south-eastern Scotland during the Iron Age period. The site represents an important example of prehistoric territorial control and settlement hierarchy in the Scottish Borders.
Raecleugh Head Hill, fort 690m NNW of Raecleugh Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM378. View the official record →
Raecleugh Head Hill is an Iron Age fort located approximately 690 metres north-north-west of Raecleugh Head in Berwickshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM378.
Raecleugh Head Hill, fort 690m NNW of Raecleugh Head dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 690m nnw of raecleugh head. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Raecleugh Head Hill, fort 690m NNW of Raecleugh Head 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 SM378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort, 225m NW of Raecleugh Head (0.4 km), Fort, 95m WNW of Raecleugh Head (0.6 km), Woodend, palisaded enclosure 335m NNE of (2.4 km).
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