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Cademuir is a defended settlement situated in the rolling moorland of Peeblesshire, some 360 metres south-east of the village of Cademuir itself. The monument occupies ground underlain by the Gala Group wacke, coarse sandstone bedrock characteristic of the southern uplands, which would have presented considerable challenges for construction and defence works.
The earthwork represents a hillfort or settlement enclosure typical of the Iron Age period, when such defended settlements dominated the Scottish landscape. Its position commands views across the surrounding country, strategically sited to monitor movement through the Tweed valley and its tributary streams. The architectural remains, now visible as banks and ditches, follow the contours of the slope, adapted to the practical constraints of the local geology and topography.
Scheduled under Historic Environment Scotland's protection as monument SM2992, Cademuir remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric and protohistoric settlement patterns in the Borders. The site preserves evidence of the communities who chose this upland location for defence and control, their choices constrained and enabled by the geology and landscape in which they lived.
Cademuir, earthwork 360m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2992. View the official record →
Cademuir is a defended settlement situated in the rolling moorland of Peeblesshire, some 360 metres south-east of the village of Cademuir itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2992.
Cademuir, earthwork 360m SE 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 SM2992.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenrath,settlement 550m ENE of (2.5 km), Wood Hill,settlement 230m E of (3.2 km), Wood Hill,fort & enclosure (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cademuir, earthwork 360m SE 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.
Cademuir, earthwork 360m SE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.