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Blakebillend is a post-medieval cairn located 335 metres east of Williams Rig in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The monument represents a form of field clearance or boundary marker typical of the post-medieval period, when agricultural improvement and land management practices resulted in the accumulation of stones across the landscape. Such cairns were commonly constructed as farmers cleared their land for cultivation or defined territorial divisions. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland national record under designation SM3364.
Blakebillend,cairn 335m E of Williams Rig is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3364. View the official record →
Blakebillend is a post-medieval cairn located 335 metres east of Williams Rig in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3364.
Blakebillend,cairn 335m E of Williams Rig dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a cairn 335m e of williams rig. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Blakebillend,cairn 335m E of Williams Rig 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 SM3364.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Catrail,linear earthwork,SE slope of Singley Brae to Barry Sike (3.2 km), Cairn Sike,earthwork 1220m NE of Hawkhass House (3.3 km), The Catrail,linear earthwork,W of Leap Burn to 100m E of Langside Burn (3.3 km).
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