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Blackcastle Hill, East Lothian
55.9444° N, -2.4331° E
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Blackcastle Hill is an Iron Age hill fort south of Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland. It is near Cocklaw in the Lammermuir Hills at grid reference NT729724, at a height of 280 metres (920 ft) above sea level. The fort has a single defensive bank.
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