Blackcastle Hill, East Lothian
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Blackcastle Hill is an iron age
hill fort
south of Innerwick
, East Lothian
, Scotland
. It is near Cocklaw in the Lammermuir Hills
at , at a height of 280 metres (918.6 ft) above sea level. The fort has a single defensive bank.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
south of Innerwick
Innerwick
Innerwick is a coastal civil parish and small village, which lies in the east of East Lothian, from Dunbar and approximately from Edinburgh....
, East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is near Cocklaw in the Lammermuir Hills
Lammermuir Hills
The Lammermuir Hills, usually simply called the Lammermuirs , in southern Scotland, form a natural boundary between Lothian and the Scottish Borders....
at , at a height of 280 metres (918.6 ft) above sea level. The fort has a single defensive bank.
External links
- RCAHMS entry on Blackcastle Hill
- Gazetteer for Scotland webpage on the Innerwick area, including Blackcastle Hill
See also
- Traprain LawTraprain LawTraprain Law is a hill about 221m in elevation, located east of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the site of an oppidum or hill fort, which covered at its maximum extent about 16 ha and must have been a veritable town...
hillfort - Chesters Hill FortChesters Hill FortChesters Hill Fort is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies one mile south of Drem, 1.5 miles east of Ballencrieff Castle, 2.5 miles north of Haddington, and 2 miles west of Athelstaneford...
- White Castle, East LothianWhite Castle, East LothianWhitecastle was originally a hillfort in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, two miles south of the village of Garvald, . It later formed part of a landed estate which is known today as Nunraw...
- Black Castle, East LothianBlack Castle, East LothianBlack Castle, East Lothian is an Iron Age hillfort with a number of defensive banks, located south-east of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. It is south of the B6355, between Darent House and Green Castle hillfort....