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Upper Newby Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Selkirkshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument occupies elevated ground founded on wacke bedrock of the Gala Group, formed during the Telychian period of geological time. This solid geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the substantial earthworks characteristic of fortified settlements from this era.
The fort represents a type of defensive settlement common across southern Scotland during the Iron Age, when communities constructed hillforts to command surrounding territory and provide refuge for livestock and people. The Selkirkshire uplands provided strategic positions for such settlements, with views across the surrounding landscape essential for early warning of approaching threats or for monitoring trade routes and pastoral lands.
Upper Newby Fort is protected as a scheduled monument under the Historic Environment Scotland register, reference SM2727. This designation recognises its archaeological significance and ensures that the site's earthwork remains, which form part of the wider Iron Age settlement pattern of the Scottish Borders, are safeguarded for future study and enjoyment.
Upper Newby,fort 910m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2727. View the official record →
Upper Newby Fort is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Selkirkshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2727.
Upper Newby,fort 910m SSE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Upper Newby,fort 910m SSE 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 SM2727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birk's Cairn,cairn,Birkscairn Hill (3.1 km), Grieston Hill,fort (3.9 km), Orchard Rig,settlements,enclosures,cairn and field system (4.4 km).
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Upper Newby,fort 910m SSE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.