Английская Википедия:Chesters Hill Fort

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Chesters Hill Fort is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies Шаблон:Convert south of Drem, Шаблон:Convert east of Ballencrieff Castle, Шаблон:Convert north of Haddington, and Шаблон:Convert west of Athelstaneford. The name "Chesters" comes from Latin castra, a fortified place.

This fortified village with its system of ramparts and ditches around a settlement of about twenty roundhouses is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, who describe it as "one of the best-preserved examples in Scotland of an Iron age fort".[1]

The hillfort was subject to a detailed programme of survey by Rampart Scotland.[2]

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