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Clerkhill is a settlement site located 800 metres north-north-west of Clerkhill in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of occupation dating to the medieval or post-medieval period, positioned on Hawick Group wacke bedrock which underlies this part of south-western Scotland. This grey, hard sandstone formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian geological era, around 430 million years ago, and provides a stable foundation throughout the region.
The settlement sits within the rolling landscape characteristic of Dumfriesshire, where scattered agricultural communities occupied similar upland locations across the centuries. The wacke bedrock, though not easily worked for building stone, would have been quarried locally for rough rubble structures and field boundaries typical of contemporary rural settlements in the Borders region.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4374, reflecting its archaeological significance in understanding the pattern of medieval and early modern settlement in the Scottish Borders. The survival of earthwork features allows specialists to reconstruct past land use and social organisation without the need for invasive investigation.
Clerkhill,settlements 800m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4374. View the official record →
Clerkhill is a settlement site located 800 metres north-north-west of Clerkhill in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4374.
Clerkhill,settlements 800m NNW 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 SM4374.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tanlawhill,farmstead and cultivation remains 950m ESE of (7.5 km), Tanlawhill Cottages, farmstead 865 m E of (7.7 km), Tanlawhill,settlement 250m S of (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Clerkhill,settlements 800m NNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Clerkhill,settlements 800m NNW of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.