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Rink Hill Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated approximately 700 metres north-east of Rink Hill in Selkirkshire, Scotland. The site comprises a univallate or multivallate defensive structure typical of Iron Age settlement hierarchies in the Scottish Borders region, constructed during the later Iron Age period. The fort's earthworks, consisting of ramparts and associated ditches, represent the substantial investment in fortified settlement common to elite communities of the first millennium BC in south-eastern Scotland. This monument is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland national record under designation SM2260.
Rink Hill,fort 700m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2260. View the official record →
Rink Hill Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated approximately 700 metres north-east of Rink Hill in Selkirkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2260.
Rink Hill,fort 700m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Rink Hill,fort 700m NE 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 SM2260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh (4.7 km), Corby Linn,earthwork (5.1 km), Peel Hill, motte and bailey castle, Selkirk (5.2 km).
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