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Bastleridge is a barrow situated on the rolling moorland of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. The monument lies some 1250 metres east of Bastleridge farm, occupying terrain underlain by Hawick Group wacke of Wenlock age, a hard sedimentary bedrock that would have presented formidable challenges to Bronze Age communities seeking to dig burial mounds in this landscape. The combination of exposed moorland and underlying geology makes this a significant archaeological location within the broader pattern of prehistoric burial practices in the Borders region.
Barrows of this type typically served as monuments to elite or socially significant individuals, constructed during the Bronze Age, though the exact date of Bastleridge remains uncertain without excavation. Such earthworks represent substantial communal investment in burial ritual and were often positioned prominently within the landscape to remain visible and enduring memorials. The moorland setting would have afforded extensive views across the surrounding terrain.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM4550, acknowledging its archaeological and historical importance. Though its original form may be obscured by erosion and agricultural activity, Bastleridge contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns, burial practices and social organisation across the Borders landscape.
Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4550. View the official record →
Bastleridge is a barrow situated on the rolling moorland of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4550.
Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E 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 SM4550.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Witches Cleuch, fort 430m ENE of Chesterfield (4.9 km), Monastic site identified as St Leonard's Nunnery (6.2 km), Medieval church and graveyard 330m north west of Berwick Castle (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.