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Rink Hill Fort is an Iron Age hillforted settlement located in Selkirkshire, in the Scottish Borders. The fort occupies a prominent hilltop position and is defended by substantial earthwork ramparts characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices in southern Scotland. The site dates to the Iron Age period, when such fortified settlements served as centres of territorial control and communal defence across the region. The physical remains comprise defensive banks and ditches that define the enclosed settlement area, representing a significant example of Iron Age settlement strategy in the Scottish uplands.
Rink Hill,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2119. View the official record →
Rink Hill Fort is an Iron Age hillforted settlement located in Selkirkshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2119.
Rink Hill,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.
Rink Hill,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 SM2119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell Hill,fort 910m NE of Smedheugh (4.5 km), Peel Hill, motte and bailey castle, Selkirk (4.7 km), Philiphaugh, settlement and burial ground 150m S of Calton Cottage (5 km).
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