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Latitude: 55.6328 / 55°37'58"N
Longitude: -3.3001 / 3°18'0"W
OS Eastings: 318244
OS Northings: 638464
OS Grid: NT182384
Mapcode National: GBR 53D9.BM
Mapcode Global: WH6V3.8PR4
Entry Name: Kerr's Knowe, fort
Scheduled Date: 21 October 1971
Last Amended: 10 December 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3059
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)
Location: Stobo
County: Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward: Tweeddale West
Traditional County: Peeblesshire
The monument comprises the remains of a hillfort, a defended settlement dating from the Iron Age. The monument was originally scheduled in 1971, but the original area designated bore little relation to the remains on the ground. The current rescheduling rectifies this.
The monument lies at around 280-290m OD on a hill summit overlooking the valley of the River Tweed to the E. The fort is defined by a stone rubble wall enclosing an oval area that measures approximately 90m N-S by 50m E-W. On the N and W sides, two outer ramparts further enhance the defences. The fort has two entrances, on the SW and NW sides. There is no indication of internal buildings.
The area to be scheduled is irregular in shape, measuring a maximum of 140m E-W by 170m N-S, as shown in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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