Black Castle, East Lothian is an
Iron Age hillfort with a number of defensive banks, located south-east of
Gifford,
East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the histo ...
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Scotland. It is south of the
B6355 road New
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, between Darent House and
Green Castle hillfort.
The fort is on the summit of a hillock, at . It measures about . It has an inner and an outer rampart, and two entrances marked by causeways. To the west is a
plantation named Black Castle wood.
It is a designated
scheduled ancient monument.
See also
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Blackcastle Hill, East Lothian
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Chesters Hill Fort
Chesters Hill Fort is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies south of Drem, east of Ballencrieff Castle, north of Haddington, and west of Athelstaneford. The name "Chesters" comes from Latin ''castra'', a fortified place. ...
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White Castle, East Lothian
Nunraw is an estate in East Lothian, Scotland. It includes the White Castle, a hillfort, situated on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, two miles south of the village of Garvald, (, , OS Landranger No.67.) Nunraw House was formerly used as the Gu ...
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Traprain Law
Traprain Law is a hill east of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, It is the site of a hill fort or possibly ''oppidum'', which covered at its maximum extent about . It is the site of the Traprain Law Treasure, the largest Roman silver hoard ...
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List of places in East Lothian
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List of hill forts in Scotland
References
Archaeological sites in East Lothian
Hill forts in Scotland
History of East Lothian
Scheduled Ancient Monuments in East Lothian
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