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Blackcastle Rings

Promontory fort and earthworks in the Scottish Borders

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The Blackcastle Rings are earthworks and a promontory fort in the Parish of Greenlaw, above the left bank of the Blackadder Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Archaeological Features

Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site

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Defensive Structures

Fortresses
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Environmental and Natural Features

Landscaped Earthworks
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United Kingdom

Coordinates

55.72° N, -2.49° E