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The Castles is an Iron Age fort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The site comprises a hillfort with defensive earthwork structures typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in southeastern Scotland, dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age period. Such fortifications served as centres of territorial control and communal gathering for local populations during this era. The fort's location within Roxburghshire reflects the broader distribution of Iron Age settlements across the Borders region, contributing to understanding of late prehistoric settlement and defence strategies in this part of Scotland.
The Castles,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1691. View the official record →
The Castles is an Iron Age fort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1691.
The Castles,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.
The Castles,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 SM1691.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement on Trows Law (6.3 km), Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of Trows (6.8 km), Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law (6.9 km).
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