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Wester Essenside,fort

A Scheduled Monument in Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.4783 / 55°28'41"N

Longitude: -2.9029 / 2°54'10"W

OS Eastings: 343027

OS Northings: 620865

OS Grid: NT430208

Mapcode National: GBR 8553.B0

Mapcode Global: WH7X6.CKWN

Entry Name: Wester Essenside,fort

Scheduled Date: 22 January 1962

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM2191

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)

Location: Ashkirk

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Selkirkshire

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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