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Auchope is a settlement located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site lies 325 metres north-west of the designated point and sits upon bedrock formed during the Devonian period, consisting of unnamed extrusive rocks of mafic composition. These volcanic rocks—mafic lava and tuff—were laid down during the lower Palaeozoic and have shaped the underlying geology of this part of the Scottish uplands.
The settlement occupies a landscape characteristic of the upland Borders, where Silurian to Devonian bedrock provides both the foundation and the building stone for local structures. The mafic volcanic geology, harder and more durable than sedimentary alternatives, would have influenced both the settlement's location and the construction methods employed by its inhabitants over successive periods of occupation.
Auchope is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland, registered under reference SM4780. This designation recognises the archaeological and historical significance of the settlement within the landscape of Roxburghshire, preserving evidence of past occupation and land use for future study and understanding.
Auchope,settlement 325m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4780. View the official record →
Auchope is a settlement located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4780.
Auchope,settlement 325m NW of 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 SM4780.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Outer Cock Law, old roads and linear earthwork (5.3 km), Windy Gyle,cairns 480m & 700m NE of summit of (6.3 km), Round cairn west of Windy Gyle, 680m WNW of Russell's Cairn (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchope,settlement 325m NW of'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.
Auchope,settlement 325m NW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.