Dreva Fort
Dreva Fort (also Dreva Craig ) is an Iron Age hill fort in Scotland . It sits on the spur of Dreva Craig Hill, above the confluence of the narrow Biggar Water with the River Tweed in Peeblesshire . The fort is located between Broughton and Stobo in the border region, surrounded by field walls and the ruins of a small farm from Roman times and other remains of the settlement.
A group of courtyards near the north end of the fort was probably built from stones from its once 4.3 m wide ramparts, or no longer detectable houses within the fort. Two stone walls and the entrance to the east have been preserved. The inner wall encloses the crest of the hill, a second is in front of it in the southwest. An interior development is indicated by four stone rings and the fragment of a fifth, which is partially covered by the rubble of the wall. Access to the narrow southern end of the spur was made more difficult by a Cheval de Frize made of over 100 closely placed megalithic stone blocks.
literature
- Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie: Scotland. Archeology and Early History. Thames and Hudson Ltd., London 1981, ISBN 0-50002-100-7 , ( Ancient places and people 99).
- Dennis William Harding: The Iron Age in northern Britain. Celts and Romans, natives and invaders. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, London 2004, ISBN 0-415-30149-1 , pp. 59-61.
- William Chambers: A History of Peeblesshire. William and Robert Chambers, Edinburgh and London 1864.
- Ian Armit: Scotland's hidden history. Stroud, Gloucestershire. 1988
- J. Baldwin: Edinburgh, Lothians and the Borders , Edinburgh. 1997
- David Christison: The Prehistoric Forts of Peeblesshire. With plans and sketches. (PDF; 4.1 MB) In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1886, pp. 13-83.
Web links
- Dreva Craig at Scotlands Places (English description and pictures)
Coordinates: 55 ° 36 ′ 13.5 ″ N , 3 ° 23 ′ 10.6 ″ W.