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Warlawbank is a fort situated in Berwickshire, southern Scotland, positioned some 140 metres north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. Built during the Iron Age, the fort represents a significant defensive settlement of the pre-Roman period in the Borders region.
The fort occupies ground underlain by the Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary rock of Telychian age deposited during the early Silurian period. This robust bedrock would have provided a stable foundation for the construction of ramparts and defensive structures, whilst the stone itself was available for building purposes. The landscape of Berwickshire, with its rolling hills and river valleys, offered strategic advantages for settlement and territorial control during the Iron Age.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM5428, recognising its archaeological significance as a surviving example of Iron Age fortification in the Scottish Borders. Such forts typically served as defended centres for agricultural communities, offering protection to livestock, stored goods and populations during periods of conflict or threat, and functioning as focal points for local economic and social activity.
Warlawbank, fort 140m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5428. View the official record →
Warlawbank is a fort situated in Berwickshire, southern Scotland, positioned some 140 metres north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5428.
Warlawbank, fort 140m NW 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.
Warlawbank, fort 140m NW 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 SM5428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bonkyl and Preston parish church, church 10m S of (3.3 km), Bunkle Castle (3.5 km), Auchencrow Mains,enclosure and ditches 1000m SSE of (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Warlawbank, fort 140m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Warlawbank, fort 140m NW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.