Chesters Hill Fort: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Created page with "right|thumb|350px|Chesters Hill Fort {{county|East Lothian}} '''Chesters Hill Fort''' is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian, Scotland. It is..." |
Only one East Lothian! |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Chesters 4.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Chesters Hill Fort]] | [[File:Chesters 4.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Chesters Hill Fort]] | ||
{{county|East Lothian}} | {{county|East Lothian}} | ||
'''Chesters Hill Fort''' is an Iron Age hill fort in [[East Lothian | '''Chesters Hill Fort''' is an Iron Age hill fort in [[East Lothian]]. It is to be found one mile south of [[Drem]] and a mile and a half east of [[Ballencrieff Castle]]. The county town, [[Haddington]], is two and a half miles off. The name "Chesters" comes from the Old English ''ceaster'' (ultimately from the 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 Scotland]], who describe it as "one of the best-preserved examples in Scotland of an Iron age fort".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertydetail.htm?PropID=PL_065 |title=Historic Scotland - Chesters Hill Fort |accessdate=2014-11-23 }}</ref> | This fortified village with its system of ramparts and ditches around a settlement of about twenty roundhouses is in the care of [[Historic Scotland]], who describe it as "one of the best-preserved examples in Scotland of an Iron age fort".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertydetail.htm?PropID=PL_065 |title=Historic Scotland - Chesters Hill Fort |accessdate=2014-11-23 }}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 18 March 2015
Chesters Hill Fort is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian. It is to be found one mile south of Drem and a mile and a half east of Ballencrieff Castle. The county town, Haddington, is two and a half miles off. The name "Chesters" comes from the Old English ceaster (ultimately from the 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 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]
Pictures
References
- Maps:
- Location map: 55.993581,-2.790614/zoom=11 55°59’37"N, 2°47’26"W
- OS map: NT50697812