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Auchope Settlement is a settlement located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. The site occupies land underlain by Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks of mafic composition—ancient lava flows and tuffs that were laid down during the Devonian period and have shaped the landscape's geology for over 360 million years. These volcanic bedrock deposits influence the soil and drainage patterns across the settlement's location.
The settlement is situated approximately 550 metres south-southeast of Auchope itself. Such dispersed rural settlement patterns are typical of the Scottish Borders region, where communities have long adapted to the upland terrain and pastoral economy. The site benefits from Historic Environment Scotland's protection as a scheduled monument under reference SM4871, ensuring its preservation and recognition as part of the area's heritage.
The volcanic geology underlying Auchope Settlement reflects the dramatic geological upheaval that shaped the Borders landscape during the Early Palaeozoic. Understanding settlements in this context requires attention to how communities historically interacted with the distinctive terrain formed by these ancient igneous rocks, which would have influenced building practices, land use and local resource availability.
Auchope,settlement 550m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4871. View the official record →
Auchope Settlement is a settlement located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4871.
Auchope,settlement 550m SSE 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 SM4871.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Outer Cock Law, old roads and linear earthwork (4.5 km), Windy Gyle,cairns 480m & 700m NE of summit of (5.6 km), Round cairn west of Windy Gyle, 680m WNW of Russell's Cairn (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchope,settlement 550m SSE 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 550m SSE of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.