According to the information board, this fort is one of the finest Iron Age forts in Scotland. It belonged to the Selgovae tribe, and had a high inner enclosure and several timber roundhouses. I wonder if those guys remarked, too, on what beautiful scenery they lived in?

Yvonne

April 5, 2021

Multi period hill fort, would have had several internal wooden huts. Evidence from bronze age and Romans.

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Distance 508 m

Uphill 50 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Eskdalemuir, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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