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Calroust is a series of ancient cultivation terraces located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The terraces represent a form of agricultural land management typical of the medieval and early modern periods, when hillside cultivation was enhanced through the construction of level or near-level strips cut into sloping ground to facilitate farming and reduce soil erosion. The site's physical character comprises the visible earthwork remains of these stepped features, which would have enabled communities to extend productive agricultural land across difficult terrain. Such terraces were widely employed across Scotland and northern England during the medieval period and continued in use into the early modern era, reflecting long-term strategies of land intensification and settlement in upland and marginal areas.
Calroust,cultivation terraces is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3187. View the official record →
Calroust is a series of ancient cultivation terraces located in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3187.
Calroust,cultivation terraces 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 SM3187.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement on Trows Law (6.7 km), Romano-British farmstead, 700m north east of Trows (7.2 km), Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Ward Law (7.3 km).
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