Burnswark Hill, situated to the east the A74(M) between Eclefechan & Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, sits prominently in the landscape.
Its rich history has been a consistent source of archaeological interpretation for generations.
The most recent active archaeological research, undertaken by the Trimontium Trust has furthered the understanding of the site narrative in respect of the apparent relationship between the local population and occupying Roman forces.

Burnswark Hill (also known as Birrenswark) represents succinct & prominent geological evidence of the interruption of sediment deposition by lava eruption followed by basalt flows.
This geological activity from the Carboniferous period would ensure that some 300+ million years later, the location would provide an ideal site for the strategic positioning of an Iron Age hillfort, one that in this instance measures an enclosed area of approximately 7ha.

The Iron Age hillfort, clearly observable in the landscape, is accompanied by evidence of an earlier Bronze Age burial cairn, Roman camps and potential fortlet, enclosures dated to the medieval period, a possible Civil War battery and an Ordnance Survey triangulation station.
The site is commanding and impressive, its history complex and intriguing.
Burnswark Hill, situated to the east the A74(M) between Eclefechan & Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, sits prominently in the landscape. Its rich history has been a consistent source of archaeological interpretation for generations. The most recent active archaeological research, undertaken by the Trimontium Trust has furthered the understanding of the site narrative in respect of the apparent relationship between the local population and occupying Roman forces.
Burnswark Hill (also known as Birrenswark) represents succinct & prominent geological evidence of the interruption of sediment deposition by lava eruption followed by basalt flows. This geological activity from the Carboniferous period would ensure that some 300+ million years later, the location would provide an ideal site for the strategic positioning of an Iron Age hillfort, one that in this instance measures an enclosed area of approximately 7ha.
The Iron Age hillfort, clearly observable in the landscape, is accompanied by evidence of an earlier Bronze Age burial cairn, Roman camps and potential fortlet, enclosures dated to the medieval period, a possible Civil War battery and an Ordnance Survey triangulation station. The site is commanding and impressive, its history complex and intriguing.
Burnswark Hill