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Upper Kidston is a Iron Age fort and settlement situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site comprises defensive earthworks typical of the Iron Age period, positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape. The fort demonstrates the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the Borders region during the first millennium before Christ. The site's location and structural characteristics reflect the importance of controlling territorial space during a period of significant social and political organisation in prehistoric Scotland.
Upper Kidston,fort & settlement NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3075. View the official record →
Upper Kidston is a Iron Age fort and settlement situated in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3075.
Upper Kidston,fort & settlement NNW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Upper Kidston,fort & settlement NNW 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 SM3075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlehill,tower (7.8 km), Castlehill, fort 250m WSW of (8 km), Canada Hill,scooped homestead WSW of (8.3 km).
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