Scheduled MonumentsScotlandAshkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown

Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown

Scotland
HES SM2224
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

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 →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown?

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).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown

Ashkirkshiel earthwork 1600m SE of Ashkirktown stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.