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Cardon is a settlement located 650 metres south-west of its recorded reference point in Peeblesshire, southern Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, Caradocian wacke deposits that form the bedrock geology of this part of the Southern Uplands. These hard sedimentary rocks would have presented a challenging foundation for settlement, typical of the moorland terrain in which Cardon lies.
The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3154, indicating its archaeological importance and the legal status afforded to its remains. The site's location in Peeblesshire places it within a landscape of considerable archaeological interest, where settlements of various periods have exploited the upland valleys and lower ground.
The specific character of Cardon as a settlement, its date range and structural form, would have been determined by both the constraints and opportunities presented by its moorland setting and underlying geology. The wacke bedrock would have influenced the availability of building stone and the practicality of agriculture in the vicinity, shaping the lives of those who inhabited this settlement.
Cardon,settlement 650m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3154. View the official record →
Cardon is a settlement located 650 metres south-west of its recorded reference point in Peeblesshire, southern Scotland.
Cardon,settlement 650m SW 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 SM3154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scooped settlement 136m SW of Glenveg (7.3 km), Nether Oliver Crags,fort (7.6 km), Oliver Castle,fort (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cardon,settlement 650m SW 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.
Cardon,settlement 650m SW of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.