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Byrecleugh is a post-medieval farmstead and its associated cultivation remains located in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately 300 metres south-south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The site sits on bedrock of the Gala Group, a formation of wacke stone laid down during the Telychian period of the Silurian era, which would have shaped both the building materials available and the agricultural potential of the surrounding landscape. The farmstead represents a phase of rural settlement and land management typical of the early modern period in the Scottish Borders, when enclosed fields and organised cultivation replaced earlier open-field systems. The remains survive as earthworks and structural features visible in the landscape. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4508, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural life and land use in the region.
Byrecleugh, farmstead and cultivation remains 300m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4508. View the official record →
Byrecleugh is a post-medieval farmstead and its associated cultivation remains located in Berwickshire, Scotland, approximately 300 metres south-south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4508.
Byrecleugh, farmstead and cultivation remains 300m SSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead and cultivation remains. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Byrecleugh, farmstead and cultivation remains 300m 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 SM4508.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunside Hill, cairn 1225m S of Byrecleugh (0.9 km), Rathburne House, tower house 180m NNW of (5.6 km), Evelaw,farmstead and cultivation remains 650m WSW of (6.1 km).
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Byrecleugh, farmstead and cultivation remains 300m SSW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.