📌 Drem, East Lothian
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Chesters Hill Fort’s grassy, 2,000 year-old earthworks command outstanding views over East Lothian and were possibly once a base for the iron age Votadini tribe. The roughly circular ramparts probably used to encircle several houses, some still faintly visible amongst the vegetation and grazing cows. You can’t help thinking that the fort’s position at the bottom of a higher hill was a pretty poor defensive choice; Historic Environment Scotland suggest that this was a site “designed more for prestige than protection”. Hmm.
🌍 Location
📌 Off minor road 1 mi south of Drem
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 508783
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.994935,-2.790794
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park at 🧭 NT 505782 / 🛰️ 55.993732,-2.794867
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the car park it’s a 5-min walk to the fort, initially on a woodland path, then across grassland with some ascent (⬤ Easy).
