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The Chesters
Site type: fort

Parish: Bolton

County: East Lothian

Grid reference: NT 5117 6872

Lat / long: 55.909092, -2.7826639

Alternative names: Bolton

The Chesters was once a large fort, but has now largely been ploughed away.

Oval-shaped and aligned approximately north-east to south-west, it enclosed an area of around 150m by 120m.

Situated on flat ground, the fort was surrounded by two ramparts, outside which was a ditch.

Only small sections survive at the north-west and south-east corners, with most of the features having been obliterated by the plough over the years.

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