© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Birgham Haugh is an Iron Age fort and enclosures located in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument lies approximately 800 metres south-west of Birgham village, occupying ground underlain by sandstone, siltstone and mudstone of the Inverclyde Group. These sedimentary rocks, laid down during the Osagean period, provide the geological foundation upon which the Iron Age settlement was constructed.
The site comprises a fortified enclosure alongside associated earthwork divisions, evidence of a defended settlement dating to the later prehistoric period. Such forts represent the established settlement pattern of Iron Age communities in the Borders, serving simultaneously as domestic centres and defensive strongholds. The choice of location reflects the typical Iron Age settlement strategy of combining access to productive land with the natural advantages of the surrounding terrain.
Birgham Haugh is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM5017. The monument survives as earthworks visible in the present landscape, offering evidence of Iron Age occupation and social organisation in Berwickshire. The site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding settlement patterns and defensive strategies during the Iron Age period in this region of the Scottish Borders.
Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5017. View the official record →
Birgham Haugh is an Iron Age fort and enclosures located in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5017.
Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort and enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW 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 SM5017.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Redden,fort and enclosure 750m E of (0.9 km), Lochton,enclosure 250m SSE of (1 km), Redden, settlement 60m SE of (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW 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.
Birgham Haugh,fort and enclosures 800m SW of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.