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Wood Hill fort and enclosure is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site comprises a fort with associated enclosure earthworks, dating to the Iron Age period when such fortified settlements served as important centres for local communities in the region. The monument's physical remains are characteristic of Iron Age Scottish fortifications, with defensive ramparts and ditch systems designed to protect the occupants and their resources. Such sites were typical of the dispersed settlement pattern across Borders archaeology during the later prehistoric period, representing both domestic occupation and a degree of social organisation and resource control within the local landscape.
Wood Hill,fort & enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3056. View the official record →
Wood Hill fort and enclosure is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3056.
Wood Hill,fort & enclosure dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort & enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Wood Hill,fort & 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 SM3056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of (0.2 km), Posso,tower & associated structures WNW of (0.6 km), Glenrath,settlement 550m ENE of (1 km).
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