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Thirlstane Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated approximately 350 metres northeast of Thirlstane village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The fort is defined by substantial defensive earthworks consisting of multiple banks and ditches that encircle the summit, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in south-eastern Scotland. The site dates to the Iron Age period, representing a significant defensive and possibly administrative centre within the region's prehistoric landscape. The fort's strategic location and substantial fortifications reflect the importance of hillforts as territorial markers and centres of power during the first millennium before Christ.
Thirlstane,fort 350m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4611. View the official record →
Thirlstane Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated approximately 350 metres northeast of Thirlstane village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4611.
Thirlstane,fort 350m 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.
Thirlstane,fort 350m 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 SM4611.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thirlestane Hill,fort (0.3 km), Thirlestane Castle, old castle 510m SSW of Thirlestane (0.9 km), Blythe, settlement 1150m SSW of (1.2 km).
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