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Blythe is a settlement located 1150 metres south-south-west of another settlement in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. The site lies on bedrock formed from the Gala Group, a sequence of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks of Silurian age, specifically wacke deposited during the Telychian period. This geology is characteristic of the Southern Uplands, where such indurated rocks provided both building stone and shaped the land's suitability for settlement.
The settlement's position in the Berwickshire landscape reflects the typical pattern of rural habitation in the Scottish Borders, where communities clustered in locations offering access to water, shelter, and cultivable land. The wacke bedrock beneath Blythe would have influenced both the building techniques available to settlers and the soil conditions surrounding the site, affecting agricultural potential and the construction of structures.
Blythe is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM4467, recognising its heritage value within the broader settlement history of the Borders region. The site contributes to understanding how medieval and early modern communities in Berwickshire utilised their distinctive geological environment and organised themselves across the landscape.
Blythe, settlement 1150m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4467. View the official record →
Blythe is a settlement located 1150 metres south-south-west of another settlement in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4467.
Blythe, settlement 1150m SSW 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 SM4467.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blythe, fort 300m SW of (0.9 km), Thirlestane Hill,fort (1 km), Thirlstane,fort 350m NE of (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Blythe, settlement 1150m SSW 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.
Blythe, settlement 1150m SSW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.