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Wester Pencaitland fort and enclosure is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in East Lothian, Scotland. The site comprises defensive earthworks consisting of a fort with associated enclosure features, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in southeastern Scotland during the pre-Roman period. The monument represents evidence of organised community settlement and territorial control during the Iron Age, a period spanning roughly from the 8th century BC to the Roman conquest and beyond. Such fortified sites are typical of the settlement hierarchy found throughout the Lothian region during this archaeological period.
Wester Pencaitland,fort and enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5746. View the official record →
Wester Pencaitland fort and enclosure is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5746.
Wester Pencaitland,fort and enclosure dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Wester Pencaitland,fort and enclosure 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 SM5746.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Keith, ring ditch 1000m NNW of (5.8 km), Hope,enclosure 300m SSE of (6.7 km), Pathhead,Roman camps,enclosures and pit alignment (6.9 km).
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