Chesters Hill Fort Explained

Chesters Hill Fort is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies 10NaN0 south of Drem, NaNround=0.5NaNround=0.5 east of Ballencrieff Castle, NaN0NaN0 north of Haddington, and 20NaN0 west of Athelstaneford. The name "Chesters" comes from Latin castra, a fortified place.

This fortified village with its system of ramparts and ditches around a settlement of about twenty roundhouses is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, who describe it as "one of the best-preserved examples in Scotland of an Iron age fort".[1]

The hillfort was subject to a detailed programme of survey by Rampart Scotland.[2]

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55.9936°N -2.7906°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Scotland - Chesters Hill Fort . 2014-11-23 .
  2. Web site: Rampart Scotland - Publications . 2014-11-23 .