Blackcastle Hill is an
Iron Age hill fort south of
Innerwick
Innerwick ( gd, Inbhir Mhuice) is a coastal civil parish and small village, which lies in the east of East Lothian, from Dunbar and approximately from Edinburgh.
Name
The name Innerwick is of Anglo-saxon origin and means inland farm or dw ...
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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 near
Cocklaw in the
Lammermuir Hills
The Lammermuirs are a range of hills in southern Scotland, forming a natural boundary between East Lothian and the Borders. The name "Lammermuir" comes from the Old English ''lambra mōr'', meaning "moorland of the lambs".
Geology
The Lammer ...
at , at a height of above sea level. The fort has a single defensive bank.
External links
RCAHMS entry on Blackcastle Hill
See also
* Traprain Law hillfort
*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
Ballencrieff Castle, also known as Ballencrieff House, is a large tower house at Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Scotla ...
*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 ...
*Black Castle, East Lothian
Black Castle, East Lothian is an Iron Age hillfort with a number of defensive banks, located south-east of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. It is south of the B6355 road, between Darent House and Green Castle hillfort.
The fort is on the sum ...
* List of places in East Lothian
Mountains and hills of East Lothian
Hill forts in Scotland
History of East Lothian
Archaeological sites in East Lothian
Scheduled monuments in Scotland
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