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Homestead 1300m sse of thurston mains

Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains

Scotland
HES SM3933
Site type
Homestead 1300m sse of thurston mains
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Blackcastle Hill is an ancient homestead located approximately 1300 metres south-southeast of Thurston Mains in East Lothian, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a small domestic settlement of prehistoric or early medieval date, though the precise chronology requires further archaeological confirmation. The homestead represents the type of dispersed rural settlement pattern characteristic of early settlement in the Lothian region. Its archaeological significance lies in contributing to understanding of settlement distribution and domestic organisation in this landscape during the early historical period.

Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3933. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains?

Blackcastle Hill is an ancient homestead located approximately 1300 metres south-southeast of Thurston Mains in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3933.

Who is responsible for protecting Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains?

Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains 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 SM3933.

What other scheduled monuments are near Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackcastle Hill,homestead 370m ENE of Post Office Mast (1 km), Black Castle Cottage,promontory fort 300m SW of (2.2 km), Oldhamstocks Mains,enclosure 300m NNW of (2.9 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Blackcastle Hill,homestead 370m ENE of Post Office Mast
Homestead 370m ene of post office mast1 km
Black Castle Cottage,promontory fort 300m SW of
Iron Age · Promontory fort2.2 km
Oldhamstocks Mains,enclosure 300m NNW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure2.9 km
Springfield,enclosure 300m NNE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure3.9 km
Springfield,enclosure 400m SSE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure4.1 km
Springfield,palisaded enclosure and ring ditch 200m E of
Post-Medieval · Palisaded enclosure and ring ditch4.1 km
French Camp,fort,Dunglass
Iron Age · Fort,dunglass5 km
Dunglass Collegiate Church, 70m E of 2 Stable Cottages
70m e of 2 stable cottages5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains

Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains stands on Reston Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate and [subequal/subordinate] sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Blackcastle Hill,homestead 1300m SSE of Thurston Mains

Battle of Dunbar IBattle · ~3.3 milesBattle of Dunbar IiBattle (1650) · ~3.8 milesBattle of Dunbar (1296)Battle (1296) · ~4.8 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~24.2 miles
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