Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCamp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 800m se of crochmore

Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore

Scotland
HES SM1055
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosure 800m se of crochmore
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camp Hill is a post-medieval enclosure situated 800 metres south-east of Crochmore in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke deposited during the Wenlock epoch, which gives the surrounding landscape its characteristic steep, wooded valleys and moorland terrain typical of the Southern Uplands. The enclosure represents a phase of land organisation and agricultural use common to the region during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, when such bounded areas often served pastoral or arable purposes on the margins of settled territories.

The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM1055, reflecting its significance to understanding post-medieval settlement patterns and land use in south-west Scotland. The enclosure's survival in this upland setting, where soil conditions and geology have long restricted intensive agriculture, offers insight into how communities adapted their landholding practices to challenging terrain and climate during the early modern period.

Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1055. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore?

Camp Hill is a post-medieval enclosure situated 800 metres south-east of Crochmore in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1055.

What period does Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore date from?

Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure 800m se of crochmore. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore?

Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore 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 SM1055.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drumcoltran Castle (Tower) (1.4 km), Green Island,fort,Milton Loch (3.3 km), Tarkirra,fort (5.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore

Camp Hill, enclosure 800m SE of Crochmore stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.