Eildon Hill North — Ancillary Rampart Enclosure

Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age hillfort with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 422 m elevation.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 800–600 BCE

Period

Early Iron Age (800–400 BCE)

Culture

Hallstatt / Early Iron Age

Builders

Hallstatt

Purpose

Defensive hillfort and administrative centre

Rediscovered

1983

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 800–600 BCE

   Initial construction / foundation

2. c. 846 BCE

   Major refurbishment / second phase

3. 1940

   Modern rediscovery and excavation

4. c. 1571 CE

   Abandonment

• Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Eildon Hill North — Ancillary Rampart Enclosure — structure with stratified deposits55.5783° N · 2.7104° W
• Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Eildon Hill North — Ancillary Rampart Enclosure — complex with stratified deposits55.5800° N · 2.7092° W
• Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Eildon Hill North — Ancillary Rampart Enclosure — outlier with stratified deposits55.5795° N · 2.7087° W