2012

NT5078 : Chesters hill fort

taken 12 years ago, near to Mungoswells, East Lothian, Scotland

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Chesters hill fort
Chesters hill fort
Looking east across the area that was occupied within the ramparts, to the dip that is the main entrance.
Chesters - a fortified Iron Age village

A well preserved hill fort in East Lothian dating from just before the Roman occupation 2000 years ago, now in the care of Historic Scotland. A complex series of ramparts encloses an area of 120 x 50 m, with traces of the foundations of 20-30 mainly circular stone buildings. It has never been excavated, but there are signs of later occupation on the original ramparts, suggesting occupation from the 2nd century AD. It is oddly sited since, although on a hillock, it is overlooked by higher ground. It is easily accessed from the track to Dalvreck Farm, where there is a small car park, from a road leading south to Camptoun from the B1377 near Drem. It is well illustrated by David McAfee’s aerial photo NT5078 : Chesters Hill Fort


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement other tags: Chesters Hill Fort Iron Age Village Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Chesters Hill Fort [16] · Looking East [3] Title Clusters: · Chesters hill fort [15] ·
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NT5078, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 26 February, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 27 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 5086 7827 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:59.6914N 2:47.3620W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 5076 7826
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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