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Ashkirkshiel earthwork is an ancient monument situated approximately 1600 metres south-east of Ashkirktown in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site comprises earthwork remains whose precise dating and original function are subjects of archaeological study within the broader context of prehistoric and early historic settlement patterns in the Scottish Borders region. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM2224, ensuring its protection and ongoing archaeological documentation.
Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2224. View the official record →
Ashkirkshiel earthwork is an ancient monument situated approximately 1600 metres south-east of Ashkirktown in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2224.
Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2224.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leap Linn,earthwork (3.4 km), Leap Hill,earthwork (3.9 km), Pisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.