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Doon Hill

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Doon Hill is one of three hillforts the Albion Guide maps in East Lothian. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The closest station is Dunbar, 2.9 km to the north.

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