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Castle Hill is an earthwork monument in Selkirkshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2253. The site occupies ground underlain by Hawick Group wacke, a hard sedimentary rock formation deposited during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era. This geology has shaped the landscape in which the monument stands.
The earthwork consists of defensive works typical of medieval or early modern fortified positions in the Borders region. Such monuments were commonly constructed to command strategic vantage points and control movement through river valleys and passes. The precise form and date of Castle Hill's defences can best be understood through examination of its surviving earthen banks, ditches and any structural elements visible in the landscape.
The monument's survival and scheduling reflect its archaeological and historical significance to Selkirkshire. The upstanding earthworks preserve evidence of past settlement and fortification strategies in the Scottish Borders, contributing to understanding of how communities defended themselves and their territories across the centuries.
Castle Hill,earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2253. View the official record →
Castle Hill is an earthwork monument in Selkirkshire, Scotland, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2253.
Castle Hill,earthwork 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 SM2253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oakwood, Roman fort and camp SSE of (0.9 km), Middlestead,earthwork (2 km), Huntly Burn,earthwork (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Castle Hill,earthwork'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.
Castle Hill,earthwork stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.