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Clashpock Rig is a homestead located in Peeblesshire, south-central Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, Caradocian wacke deposits laid down over 440 million years ago during the Ordovician period. These ancient sedimentary rocks, weathered and fractured across the moorland landscape, would have presented particular challenges for settlement and cultivation in this upland region.
The homestead represents domestic occupation from the post-medieval or early modern period, when scattered farmsteads formed the primary pattern of rural settlement across the Borders. Such sites typically comprised a substantial house and associated agricultural buildings, arranged to exploit the local topography and resources. The wacke bedrock underlying Clashpock Rig would have influenced both construction methods and the viability of surrounding farmland.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3217, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of rural settlement patterns and domestic life in historic Peeblesshire. The protection of such homesteads contributes to understanding how communities adapted to and managed the demanding upland terrain of the Scottish Borders across successive centuries.
Clashpock Rig,homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3217. View the official record →
Clashpock Rig is a homestead located in Peeblesshire, south-central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3217.
Clashpock Rig,homestead 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 SM3217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tweedford,cairn (7.7 km), Glenholm Church (7.9 km), Glenholm,homestead 420m ESE of (7.9 km).
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Clashpock Rig,homestead stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.