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Blakebillend is a post-medieval cairn located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders, situated 335 metres east of Williams Rig. The monument stands on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that characterises the geology of this moorland region. As a post-medieval structure, the cairn represents a later tradition of stone-heaping, possibly constructed for boundary marking, land clearance or commemorative purposes during a period when such features continued to be built across upland Scotland. The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory monument reference SM3364, recognising its archaeological significance within the landscape. The precise dating and original function of this particular cairn remain subjects for archaeological investigation, though its position on the moorland topography reflects the continuing use of such structures by farming communities and estate management across the region during the post-medieval period.
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 in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders, situated 335 metres east of Williams Rig. 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 the UK.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Blakebillend,cairn 335m E of Williams Rig'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.
Blakebillend,cairn 335m E of Williams Rig stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.