Chesters Hill Fort is a hillfort in East Lothian, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 55.9936°N · 2.7906°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Moderate walking
Nearby places
Fortified place · Medieval
Luffness Castle
East Lothian
It preserves a rare occupied medieval tower house whose grounds still bear the trace of a 1549 Franco-Scottish fort thrown up during the Rough Wooing.
Fortified place · Medieval
Hailes Castle
East Lothian
One of Scotland's oldest stone castles, its Hepburn owners bound it to the dramatic final days of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Settlement · Prehistoric
Traprain Law
East Lothian
The hill was already a place of burial by around 1500 BC and shows evidence of occupation and ramparts after 1000 BC; the ramparts were rebuilt and…
- Near East Linton
- 25 min walk from car park
- Some walking
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