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White Hill, Earlston

Scottish Borders, Scotland ยท Atlas SC3988

Location

Atlas number
SC3988 (3988)
Country
Scotland
Current county or unitary authority
Scottish Borders
Historic county
Berwickshire
Parish, community, or townland
Earlston
National Grid reference
NT 5789 3776
Latitude
55.63168
Longitude
-2.67036
Altitude
217 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort and hillslope fort
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
partial univallate and partial bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
2
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 1, SE 2, SW 1, NW 1
Number of ditches
2
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
1 ha
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop and hillslope
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture and arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1976)

Identifiers

HER
Scottish Borders 55517
National record
record NT 53 NE 34; monument 55517
Wikidata
Q31106718

Sources