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Cairnbank is a settlement located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated 210 metres north-east of another settlement. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM12538. The site lies on bedrock formed from the Inverclyde Group, a geological sequence of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone dating to the Osagean period. This mixed substrate of relatively soft sedimentary rocks would have shaped both the drainage patterns and building possibilities available to inhabitants of the settlement.
The settlement's location in Berwickshire, the area south of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, places it within one of Scotland's most densely settled regions during the medieval and post-medieval periods. The proximity of a second settlement nearby suggests a pattern of clustered habitation typical of rural communities in the borderlands, where kinship groups often established multiple domestic units within a defined territory.
The protection afforded by Historic Environment Scotland recognises the archaeological significance of the site in understanding settlement patterns and domestic organisation in this region. The underlying geology and landscape would have influenced the choice of settlement location, access to water resources and the feasibility of agriculture and stock-rearing on land whose soil development reflects the weathering of Osagean sediments.
Cairnbank, settlement 210m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12538. View the official record →
Cairnbank is a settlement located in Berwickshire, Scotland, situated 210 metres north-east of another settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12538.
Cairnbank, settlement 210m ENE 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 SM12538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duns Law,fort and Covenanters' Camp (1.5 km), Dunsmill Farm, settlement 125m NNE of (2 km), Preston Church, church and burial ground (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairnbank, settlement 210m ENE 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.
Cairnbank, settlement 210m ENE of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.