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Wester Essenside is a Iron Age fort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The site comprises a substantial hillfort with defensive earthwork features characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. Its construction and use reflect the period of indigenous Scottish settlement and territorial organisation during the Iron Age, when such fortified enclosures served as centres of power and habitation for local communities. The monument remains a significant archaeological record of pre-Roman Scotland and continues to contribute to scholarly understanding of Iron Age settlement and fortification practices in the Borders.
Wester Essenside,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2191. View the official record →
Wester Essenside is a Iron Age fort located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2191.
Wester Essenside,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.
Wester Essenside,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 SM2191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leap Hill,earthwork (1.8 km), Leap Linn,earthwork (2.1 km), Broadlee Hill,fort (2.1 km).
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